TODAY
It will start dry today with spells of sunshine.
Cloud will steadily build during the day and rain will push in to affect parts of the west and northwest by late morning.
The rain will then extend eastwards across the country during the afternoon and evening but it will turn increasingly light and patchy with many southern and eastern counties holding dry.
Top temperatures will range 15C to 18C in freshening southwest winds.
TONIGHT
Mild and windy tonight with outbreaks of rain and drizzle pushing eastwards across the country.
Minimum temperatures of 11C to 15C in strong and gusty southwest winds.
Information supplied by Met Éireann