After a cracker of an Easter bank holiday weekend, it seems the sunny weather has officially come to an end.
According to Met Eireann, today in Dublin will be mostly cloudy. There will be heavy, persistent showery rain this afternoon with a risk of thunder. Top temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees.
There will be more heavy showers overnight, possibly thundery. Lows of 7 or 8 degrees.
Tomorrow will be a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 13 to 14 degrees.
The forecaster says that the whole country will experience "rather unsettled weather" towards the weekend.
"Rather unsettled weather with spells of heavy rain and strong winds at times. Turning cooler with maximum temperatures closer to normal or slightly below normal", Met Eireann stated.
National Weather Forecast
Check out Met Eireann's national forecast:
Thursday Night: Clears spells developing after isolated showers. There will be rain in Atlantic coastal counties towards the morning. It will be somewhat cooler with lows of 4 to 7 degrees.
Friday: There'll be outbreaks of rain at first followed by a spell of wet and windy weather pushing in from the Atlantic. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees. Wet and windy weather will continue on Friday night with rain turning possibly heavy and a risk of very strong and gusty winds. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees.
Weekend: Current indications are for heavy rain to clear later in the day to scattered showers with sunny spells. It will turn cooler with highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees, as strong and gusty northwesterly winds moderate. A further spell of wet and windy weather is set to sweep across the country on Sunday. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees.
