A yellow warning for rain will be activated across ten counties later, following the peak temperatures recorded throughout Ireland today, which were the highest this year.
Some regions experienced temperatures reaching up to 18 degrees yesterday, with the peak temperature of 18.8 degrees recorded at Shannon Airport.
Nonetheless, the weather conditions are expected to change later today as a rain alert becomes effective during the afternoon hours.
Starting at 2pm, a Status Yellow warning will be effective throughout Munster, along with Carlow, Galway, Kilkenny, and Wexford.
This alert will stay active until 2 pm tomorrow, with Met Éireann cautioning about heavy rain and some thunderstorms that could lead to localized flooding.
Much of the nation will face rainy conditions through Friday and the upcoming weekend.
Following a predominantly dry morning featuring occasional sunshine, the southeastern regions can expect showers or extended periods of rain to set in near midday.
These systems will move northwestward into all regions during the afternoon and evening, bringing occasional intense or thunderstorm showers. Expect peak temperatures ranging from 11 to 15 degrees Celsius.
This evening will see clouds accompanied by patches of rain, particularly lasting longer over the west part of the region, with minimum nighttime temperatures dropping to between 4 and 9 degrees.
Most areas will begin their Saturday with clouds and spells of rain, which could be intense at points.
The highest temperatures will be between 9 and 13 degrees Celsius on Saturday across the eastern part of the nation, whereas areas more towards the west will only hit 6 to 8 degrees.
On Saturday evening, additional showers or prolonged periods of rain will continue; however, they will ease off and become less frequent as we move into Sunday morning, particularly becoming more sparse in western regions. The nighttime low temperatures will range from 4 to 9 degrees Celsius.
On Sunday morning, additional rainfall is expected; however, scattered showers and light drizzles will slowly move eastward, making way for drier and clearer conditions moving in from the west. Sunny intervals should then start to develop as well.
Mostly cloudy conditions will persist throughout the day in eastern regions, with maximum temperatures ranging from 8 to 11 degrees.
On Sunday evening, it will be dry and chilly with clear intervals and minimum temperatures ranging from 0 to 4 degrees.
In the meantime, early next week will see mostly dry conditions starting off on Monday morning with periods of brightness and sunshine.
The peak temperature will range from 9 to 12 degrees, accompanied by gentle winds blowing from the north. However, scattered light rainfall and mist will roll in during the night and persist through early Tuesday morning.