The weather will take a turn for the worst this week as wet, rainy, windy and cold conditions hit the country.
Temperatures will drop below freezing and the clear sunny recent days will end as cloudy, rainy weather takes hold.
However, Monday will be relatively clear with bright start before becoming overcast in the afternoon.
Met Eireann's forecast for the week read: "Very unsettled, wet and often windy weather through the week, there may be some brief intrusions of colder air at times too, bringing some heavy showers, that may turn wintry at times but generally there will be a milder trend towards the end of the week."
Weather expert Alan O'Reilly said there is "uncertainty" about this weeks forecast but warned Wednesday could be a complete washout with flash flooding in some areas.
He said: "Still a lot of uncertainty over the details of the next 5 days but a risk of some high rainfall totals, especially in the Southwest but that area could change. Wednesday could see over 50mm in 24 hours so needs watching for flash flooding locally."
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Monday
On Monday morning, frost will gradually clear. It will be a dry day. After a bright start, it will become mostly cloudy. Light southeast breezes will increase moderate to fresh and it will feel quite cold with highest temperatures of 6 or 7 degrees.
Monday night
Mainly dry with a mix of cloud and some clear spells early in the night and lowest temperatures dropping down between 0 to 2 degrees generally with a touch of frost in places. However in Munster cloud will increase early in the night with lowest temperatures there will remain between 2 to 5 degrees. Temperatures will rise as the night goes on as wet and windy weather spread from the south by morning. Southeast winds will increase fresh to strong and gusty, while rain will be heavy at times.
Tuesday
Quite wet and windy for a time in the early morning, however the rain will quickly clear to sunny spells and squally showers or thunderstorms with a chance of hail. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty south to southeast winds.
Tuesday Night
Showers will die off as winds ease for a time early in the night leaving clear spells, as lowest temperatures drop to between 0 to 5 degrees. It will be coolest early in the night in Ulster and Connacht. Cloud and rain will spread from the southwest through the night, it will be heavy at times in the west where it may turn wintry for a time, especially over higher ground, however temperatures will gradually rise everywhere. Southerly winds will increase strong and gusty by morning with gales on western coasts for a time.
Wednesday
Wet and windy in the morning, with the risk of sleet in the northwest diminishing, as the rain clears eastwards the winds will veer westerly and ease. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees, however it will be much cooler for a time after the passage of the rain in fresh and gusty southeast winds
Wednesday Night
Becoming dry and mostly clear early in the night with lowest temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees leading to some frost early in the night, cloud will increase frost the southwest later in the night bringing milder conditions towards morning.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain. Moderate southerly winds will increase fresh to strong and gusty by evening ahead of a band of heavy persistent rain that will extend into the west through the evening hours, turning heavy in places. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees.
Thursday Night
Through the evening and early in the night the band of rain will extend across the country with some heavy bursts at times, it will be followed by a clearance to showers later in the night as the winds ease. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 8 degrees.
Friday
Frequent heavy showers on Friday with some sunny spells and highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in mostly moderate southwesterly winds.
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