Parts of the country will remain completely dry this week as a high-pressure system sits near Ireland, which will bring an improvement in soil conditions, according to Met Eireann.
The dry spell will bring some relief to farmers who have endured one of the wettest winters on record.
After a misty morning, today, Monday, will be dry and sunny day.
Temperatures today will rise to between 9 and 13 degrees, it will be coolest along northern, eastern and southern coasts in moderate to fresh easterly winds.
Tonight is promised to be a dry night with clear spells.
Met Eireann has forecast it to be rather cold tonight with frost and fog developing as air temperatures fall to between zero and 4 degrees.
Looking to tomorrow, Tuesday, fog will clear to give another fine day with sunny spells.
After a cold start with frost, temperatures will rise to between 10 and 13 degrees generally.
It is promised to be a bit cooler, in the region of 8 or 9 degrees, along the north, east and south coast in moderate to fresh easterly winds.
An area of high pressure will move near the country this week which will block out the Atlantic rain belts.
The coming week will be completely dry in most parts of the country, with Met Eireann suggesting that some coastal fringes of the north may record a millimetre or two of rain towards the end of the period.
Due to a combination of sunny days and easterly breezes of low moisture content this week, the country will have the first prolonged spell of good drying for many months.
In turn, conditions will be excellent for effective spraying.
Winds this week will be from both a southeast and northeast direction and will be mostly moderate in strength. These winds are promised to be fresh at times in some coastal areas and over high ground.
According to Met Eireann, cloud amounts will vary through the week but all areas will have some pleasant sunny spells.
The nights are forecast to be quite cold with some ground frost and fog and there is also a risk of air frost on some nights.
The days are forecast to feel quite chilly in northeastern, eastern and southern coastal counties with temperatures about 8 or 9 degrees in moderate to fresh onshore winds.
It will be milder elsewhere with Met Eireann promising maxima typically of 11 to 13 degrees.