ALERT: Met Éireann's Irish weather forecast for the week ahead has landed...

Monday: Bands of rain will continue moving northwards Monday morning and will be followed from the southwest by sunny spells and scattered showers.

Cloud will increase again later and the showers will turn more prolonged, especially in the southwest and west.

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Some heavy and thundery downpours are possible.

Highest temperatures of 14 to 21 degrees, coolest in the west and southwest, with moderate to fresh and gusty south to southwest winds developing, strong at times for southern and southwestern coasts.

Overview: Generally unsettled with low pressure dominating, but becoming warmer. Driest conditions expected late Tuesday and early Wednesday.

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Monday night: Cloudy and unsettled with widespread showers or longer spells of rain, turning heavy at times. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees with mainly light to moderate southerly winds but with fresh to strong southwesterly winds developing in the southwest.

Tuesday: Tuesday morning will be mostly cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain. Sunny spells and scattered showers for the afternoon but the showers will clear from most places for the evening. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees with moderate to fresh west to northwest winds.

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Tuesday night: Mainly dry with clear spells but areas of mist and fog will form as winds fall light and variable. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 13 degrees.

Wednesday: Mist and fog will clear during the morning. Cloud will increase from the southwest through the day, bringing some patches of rain and drizzle to the south and west. Highest temperatures of 17 to 22 degrees with light to moderate south to southeast winds.

Wednesday night: Cloudy with showery rain moving in from the southwest across much of the country. Mild with temperatures not falling below 14 to 17 degrees, with light to moderate southerly winds.

Thursday: Continuing unsettled with showers, some heavy. Highest temperatures of 19 to 23 degrees with light to moderate south to southwest winds.

Outlook for the rest of the week: Unsettled but warm with temperatures generally getting into the twenties.