Met Éireann has said that the weather will be mixed over the weekend with rain or showers at times in places.
The national meteorological service said that it will be chilly this morning (Friday, September 13) with some sunny spells.
Cloud will push in from the west later in the day, bringing rain to the northwest, mainly dry elsewhere. Highest temperatures of 12° to 16°C today in southwesterly breezes.
Tonight will be cloudy with light rain extending across the west and north, dry elsewhere in southerly breezes and overnight lows of 9° to 13°.
Weekend
Saturday will be a mild and breezy day with patchy rain and drizzle extending from the west by the afternoon, holding mostly dry across Munster and south Leinster until evening. Highest temperatures of 14° to 17° in gusty southerly winds.
It will be cloudy on Saturday night with rain or showers which will slowly clear from the west, southwesterly breezes will veer westerly, overnight lows of 10° to 13°.
The forecast shows a mixture of cloudy and sunny breaks on Sunday morning with some showers in the west and north, drier elsewhere. Highest afternoon temperatures of 15° to 19° in westerly breezes.
Becoming mostly dry by Sunday evening but it will remain rather cloudy in light to moderate southwesterly breezes. Lowest overnight temperatures 9° to 12°.
Monday will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, some heavy falls in the north. It will become warmer with highest temperatures of 18° to 22°, with fresh and gusty southwesterly winds.
Monday night will be mild and cloudy with rain mainly in the northern half of the country, the southwesterly winds will ease.
Current indications for Tuesday are for any rain to gradually clear but it will remain cloudy in parts too. Staying warm with highest temperatures of 18° to 22° in light winds.
Met Éireann
Met Éireann has said that the majority of the country will see below average rainfall over the coming week with between 3 and 10 mm (10 to 60%).
Rainfall amounts along the west coast will be higher with up to 26mm expected in western parts of Co. Mayo.
There will be below average temperatures today, but values are set to increase countrywide to closer to normal over the weekend.
Air temperatures will average around 14° or 15° over the next seven days, which is above average for this time of year by up to 2°. Soil temperatures will remain above normal.
Rain will lead to poor drying conditions over the weekend, particularly in the northern half of the country.
Conditions will improve early next week as high pressure builds and temperatures increase.
Spraying conditions will be best early today as the winds ease and showers die out, then again after Saturday when the weather is expected to become settled.
Met Éireann said that soil moisture deficits (SMDs) for much of the country are currently between 0 and 10mm in the northwest. They range from 10 to 50 mm further south with the driest soils in south Leinster.
More frequent rain and showers in the coming week will result in a deterioration in soil conditions, especially in the west and north. However, soil conditions will improve early next week.