Monday will be a bright and blustery day, according to Met Éireann, with a mix of sunny spells and a few passing showers.
After a cool start to the morning, temperatures will rise to between 13°C and 17°C in brisk northwest winds.
Monday night will be cool, with clear periods and some patchy mist or fog. Lows of 6°C to 9°C.
Tuesday
Rain, with strengthening south to southwest winds, will move into western and northern areas during Tuesday morning, but much of the rest of the country should stay mostly dry until evening. Highest temperatures will be 15°C to 18°C.
It will be very wet and windy for a time on Tuesday night, especially over Connacht and west Ulster, but drier by dawn. Lowest temperatures of 12°C to 14°C.
Wednesday
Wednesday will have a breezy start, with fresh and gusty southwest to west winds.
It will be a bright day, with sunny spells and well-scattered light showers. Winds will ease gradually, with afternoon highs of 15°C to 18°C.
Wednesday night will begin dry, but turn wet, with wind and rain moving in from the Atlantic later.
Thursday
The day will start wet and windy, with strong southerly winds veering northwesterly.
There will be some outbreaks of rain, heavy in places, especially over northern counties.
However the rain should give way to brighter weather with scattered showers for the afternoon, with the stiff winds easing later also. Highs of 16°C to 20°C.
Outlook
At this stage, Met Éireann has said there are some indications of drier conditions developing later Friday or Saturday as pressure builds from the south.
Drying conditions will be moderate, but no lengthy dry spells are expected. The best drying will be in the southeast of the country this week.
Spraying will be limited due to the mixed and often windy weather with rain or showers occasionally.
Soil moisture deficits are generally around 20mm to 30mm in Leinster and east Munster, but soils are saturated elsewhere and indeed waterlogged in parts of the west and north.
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