Weather: You guessed it... more rain
The weather today will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, persistent and locally heavy at times with mist patches, becoming drier in the northwest with occasional bright spells by evening.
Maximum temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees in light to moderate southeasterly breezes.
Met Éireann says tonight cloud will gradually becoming patchier and clear spells will develop, the best of these in the northwest with lows dropping to 5 to 9 degrees, in mostly light variable breezes.
The national weather forecaster says tomorrow (Wednesday) will be mostly dry with some sunny spells developing. Maximum temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees in light easterly or variable breezes.
Weather will become more settled as the week goes on, however patchy rain and drizzle will affect some coastal parts and becoming cool at night in a predominantly light northern airflow.
Wednesday night: Rain and drizzle clearing away east leaving a mostly cloudy misty night for southern parts and minimum temperature here of 10 to 13 degrees. Dry with good clears spells elsewhere leading minimum temperatures to drop to 6 to 9 degrees in light northerly breezes.
The outlook for Thursday is mostly cloudy in Munster and south Leinster with patchy rain and drizzle on southwestern and southern coasts. Brighter with sunny spells further north. Maximum temperatures of 14 to 16 in the northwest, 17 to 20 degrees elsewhere in light northerly breezes.
Thursday night is promised mostly clear with just occasional patches of drizzle on northern and southeastern coasts. Minimum temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees in light west to northwest breezes.
The forecast for Friday is partly cloudy with occasional light showers in the northwest. Maximum temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees in light northwesterly breezes. Friday night should be mostly clear with minimum temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees and some mist and fog patches forming in light and variable breezes. .
Looking ahead to the weekend, Saturday will bring a mix of cloud and sunny spells, with patches of drizzle at times along northern coasts. Maximum temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees in light southeast or variable breezes.
Saturday night is looking mostly dry. However rain will extend from the Atlantic to western parts by morning. Minimum temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in northern parts, 11 or 12 degrees further south in light southerly breezes. .
Indications at this stage are that further rain and drizzle can be expected in western and northern parts Sunday but overall remaining mostly settled into early next week.