Met Éireann has said that the coming week will bring mixed weather conditions while temperatures will be cooler.
Today (Monday, September 9) will be largely dry to begin, but cloud will build bringing patchy rain or drizzle to western and northern areas.
Highest afternoon temperatures of 14° to 19°C, mildest in the southeast, while the westerly winds will increase moderate to fresh later.
Tonight will be blustery with outbreaks of rain in the west and north, with some heavy falls possible. Lowest temperatures of 8° to 12° with fresh and gusty westerly winds.
Weather
There will be outbreaks of rain in many areas on Tuesday, which will clear southwards leaving sunny spells and some scattered showers, mainly in the north and northwest.
It will be a breezy day with fresh and gusty northwesterly winds and highest temperatures of 13° to 16°.
Tuesday night will be cool under mainly clear spells, some showers are possible on Atlantic coasts. Overnight lows of 6° to 9° in a moderate northwest breeze.
It will be cool and breezy on Wednesday with sunny spells and scattered showers, most frequent in the north, with the chance of hail and lightning. Highest temperatures of 11° to 14° in fresh northwest winds.
During Wednesday night the showers will become confined to the north and northwest and the winds will ease, overnight lows of 4° to 7°.
Thursday will bring sunshine and some scattered showers, particularly in the west. Afternoon highs of 11° to 14° in a moderate northwest wind.
It will be cold and clear on Thursday night with a risk of grass frost.
On Friday, it will become cloudy with some rain and drizzle in the west and northwest. Highest temperatures of 11° to 16° in light to moderate southerly breezes.
Met Éireann
The national meteorological service said that rainfall amounts over the next seven days are expected to be above normal in the northwest and north, and below average elsewhere. The south and east will be the driest areas.
As it turns cooler this week, air temperatures a degree or two below average, mean values of 11° to 14° are forecast.
Soil temperatures are currently higher than normal, between 13.8° to 16.1°.
There will be good to moderate drying conditions in most areas this week, due to low amounts of rain and breezy conditions at times. However, the cooler temperatures will impact drying.
The poorest drying conditions will be in the northwest and north because of rain and showers.
Some good opportunities for spraying are expected this week, particularly away from the northwest and north as rainfall will be below normal. However, it will be breezy at times.
Soil moisture deficits (SMDs) are currently between 10 and 55mm, with the driest soils in Leinster.
During the coming week, soils in parts of the west, midlands and north are expected to be saturated or waterlogged, and also poorly drained soils in the southwest. There will be less of a change in other areas of the country.