The weekend will start with a breezy day today, bringing scattered showers, which will later turn into longer spells of rain.
However, brighter weather will develop as the day progresses, with rain and showers staying in Ulster by evening.
Temperatures will range between 8 and 12C, with occasional strong and gusty winds in some areas.
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Tonight will be mostly dry and clear at first, but the north will see some scattered showers.
Meanwhile, clouds and outbreaks of rain or drizzle are likely to spread from the southwest overnight.
Temperatures might drop to 3 and 7C, while some mist and fog patches will form.
Tomorrow morning is set to start mostly cloudy, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle remaining, which can sometimes turn into heavy bursts in the north.
The rain will clear in Connacht and Munster in the afternoon, with brighter and clearer weather moving in there off the Atlantic, accompanied by just some scattered showers.
Temperatures on Sunday will range between 8 and 12C before dropping to 4 and 7C at night, with possible fresh and strong winds in southern and western coastal parts.
Met Éireann has said this weekend will see “unsettled” weather
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Tomorrow night will be clear, but showers will continue to spread from the Atlantic, with some becoming heavy, bringing a chance of hail and isolated thunderstorms.
Meanwhile, the new week will start out with dry and bright Monday morning for many parts, with a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers, some turning heavy.
Met Éireann meteorologist Liz Walsh said the weather will “remain broadly unsettled this weekend”.
“Rain or showers and no end in sight with Atlantic low pressure expected to dominate through the coming week, with further wet and sometimes windy weather on the cards,” she added.