Met Éireann said current indications show the beginning of next week will be warmer than this week, although there will be further spells of rain.
Status Yellow - Rainfall warning for Donegal for Saturday and Sunday.
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Saturday will get off to a generally dry start over most of the country, but sunny spells and occasional showers in the northwest.
However, cloud will build from the west through the morning with persistent and occasionally heavy rain developing in the northwest by evening.
Further south it is forecast to remain dry with sunny spells with highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees.
Any overnight rain will clear from the northwest on Sunday morning, and remaining drizzle patches near western coasts will die out by early afternoon.
It will brighten up in most parts with warm sunny spells developing across most of the country, although a few areas of low cloud and mist may linger near some southern and western coasts. Highest temperatures will be between 17 and 22 degrees.
Met Éireann is forecasting a cloudy and humid day on Monday, with outbreaks of rain mainly over the western half of the country. It will stay warm with highs of 17 to 22 degrees.
Further ahead, the warm temperatures are likely to stay for Tuesday but then gradually cool through the rest of the week with a mix of sunny spells and isolated showers.