It doesn't look like good news for the weekend.
The weather is to stay largely dry tonight, with occasional clear spells, but cloudy periods too.
Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees.
Saturday is to start windy and go onto be mostly cloudy for the day.
Most places will be dry but rain is said to develop in the southwest in the late afternoon.
Top temperatures to reach between 8 and 11 degrees.
Rain will continue on Saturday night over Munster, Connacht and western parts of Leinster, but elsewhere it will still be largely dry.
Lowest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees in fresh southeasterly winds.
