Met Éireann is predicting unusually warm weather over the coming days – a welcome boost for the darker days of October.
Forecasters said that while a few showers will persist tonight near some western and southern coasts, the night will be dry elsewhere with good clear periods.
Temperatures won't fall any lower than 6 to 10 degrees in freshening southerly winds, iot said.
Tomorrow night will be “breezy, muggy and warm” with outbreaks of rain across the country, some heavy near the southwest coast.
Met Éireann said Friday will continue to be warm for the time of year.
Over most of the country, the rain will turn showery and will gradually die away, although it will continue to threaten the southwest and west.
According to Met Éireann, some sunny breaks will develop, especially in the northwest. Temperatures will reach the high teens in many places.
Dry weather will become established across the country on Saturday and Sunday, with temperatures reaching some 20 degrees in places on Saturday.
Easterly winds will persist, becoming strong at times on the Leinster coast.
The mean temperature at Dublin airport for October last year was 11.1 degrees, and 12.2 degrees in Belmullet, Co Mayo. It was 13.1 degrees in Valentia, Co Kerry, according to the national meteorological service.