Met Éireann has issued a bleak weather forecast for the bank holiday weekend with washout conditions for Easter Monday.
While Friday and Saturday will remain mostly dry with some spells of hazy sunshine, and the occasional shower, it will then take a turn for the worse.
Rain is due to arrive on Easter Sunday afternoon with outbreaks of rain and drizzle covering the whole country by the evening, with the heaviest showers in west and southwest counties.
And unfortunately the whole of Ireland is set to be hit with heavy rain on the bank holiday Monday, with "widespread showers" and "hail and thunder" possible as well.
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Here’s the full bank holiday weekend forecast from Met Eireann :
Friday, April 7
Today will be generally dry with spells of hazy sunshine and just a slight chance of an isolated light shower. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees in mostly moderate south to southeast winds, fresh at times in the west and southwest.
Tonight will be mostly dry with clear spells but patches of drizzle are possible in the west and southwest later in the night. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 8 degrees, coldest in Leinster and Ulster, in a light to moderate southeasterly breeze.
Saturday, April 8
Tomorrow will be mostly dry with hazy sunny spells. It will become cloudier at times over the western half of the country and patches of light rain or drizzle are possible near coasts in the west and southwest. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees, with a moderate to fresh southeasterly wind developing.
Mostly cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle on Saturday night, most frequent in the southwest. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees in a moderate southeasterly wind.
Easter Sunday, April 9
On Sunday morning it will be largely dry in the east with some sunshine at times, but it will be cloudy in the west with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. This will extend eastwards to the rest of the country through the day and the rain will turn heavier in the west and southwest. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with a moderate to fresh south to southeast wind.
The cloud and rain will clear eastwards early on Sunday night and will be followed by clear spells and scattered showers. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in a light south to southwest wind.
Easter Monday, April 10
On Monday there will be widespread showers with some sunshine in between. Some of the showers will be heavy with hail and thunder possible. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in a moderate to fresh and blustery southwest wind.
The showers will become confined to northern areas early on Monday night but cloud will build from the southwest overnight, bringing patches of rain and drizzle to west and southwest coastal regions. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees, with light to moderate west to southwest winds, becoming southerly later.
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