There is an unsettled week of weather forecast for much of the country this week according to Met Éireann, however a band of high pressure is expected to result in drier conditions.
Starting today Monday (November 2), there will be widespread rain and hail showers with some isolated thunderstorms.
However towards the later part of the week, the rain will die out bringing more settled conditions, if not a bit cooler.
Today’s forecast
Heavy showers will become widespread today with the risk of hail and isolated thunderstorms.
The showers will merge to longer spells of rain at times with highest temperatures of 8° to 11° in moderate to fresh westerly winds, which will be strong on coasts.
These showers will affect the western counties the most.
Lowest temperatures tonight of 1° to 4° and the moderate to fresh southwesterly winds will ease during the night.
Sunshine and showers tomorrow
Met Éireann has said there will be sunny spells and scattered heavy showers tomorrow (Tuesday, November 3) with the showers less frequent than today but still with the risk of hail and isolated thunderstorms.
The showers will become mostly confined to the western half of the country during tomorrow evening.
The highest temperatures tomorrow will be 7° to 9° in mostly moderate westerly winds, fresher on coasts and easing towards evening.
Outlook for week
High pressure will dominate for much of the week so Met Éireann said it will be quite dry and settled with light winds.
It will be cooler though with some cold nights and frost in places.
Tomorrow night (Tuesday), lowest temperatures of 3° to 6° will be experienced in the northern half of the country where it will be cloudier and 0° to 4° in the southern half in more prolonged clear spells.
Light west to northwest breezes will allow mist and fog patches to develop along with some patchy grass frost.
Highest temperatures of 9° to 11° in light northwesterly or variable breezes.
The national weather forecasting office said that Thursday will be a largely dry and bright day though there is the possibility of some isolated showers over Munster and Ulster.
It will be cool and dry for Friday with some good sunshine but becoming cloudier in southern areas later in the day, with patches of light drizzle moving in towards the evening.
Highest temperatures on Friday will be about 7° to 11° in light easterly breezes.