Settled weather is on the way for Ireland with temperatures reaching as high as 24C by next Tuesday.
A wet and miserable bank holiday weekend is expected to be followed by a very nice next weekend with one forecaster saying it's looking "very good".
But before the hot turn, it will be a particularly wet few days with heavy rainfall in many parts of the country.
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A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Fairly misty and cloudy to begin this morning with some lingering rain or drizzle. Drier and brighter conditions in the northwest will become more widespread through the morning, with sunny spells and just isolated showers developing by the early afternoon.
"Highest temperatures of 17 to 20 degrees, warmest in southern counties in light northwest or variable winds.
"Mostly dull with outbreaks of rain extending northeastwards from the southwest through Monday, turning heaviest in the afternoon and evening, with hill, mist and coastal fog too. Highest temperatures will range 17 to 21 degrees, in light to moderate southwest breezes.
"Mixed for the rest of the week with rain to start, and settled conditions potentially building by the end of the week. Warmest conditions across the south and east."
Tuesday will see temperatures reach 24C while nice weather is expected to follow for the rest of the week, the forecaster added: "Current indications suggest that high pressure will continue to slowly build from Thursday onwards, leading to mostly dry and settled conditions."
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