Don’t pack your beach bag just yet.

But Met Éireann says we might be seeing a major improvement in the weather by the middle of next week.

While the next few days will be wet, wet, wet, forecasters have hinted that there may actually be some sunlight at the end of this infernal rain tunnel.

In the meantime, today will be an unseasonably wet and windy day with yellow wind and rainfall warnings in effect.

“Falls of rain will occur, heavy at times with the risk of localised flooding. Cyclonic variable mainly southerly winds will be mostly fresh to strong and gusty, with gales and possibly damaging gusts along south and southwest coasts.” said a forecaster.

It will be cool for the time of year too with highest temperatures of just 11 to 14 degrees.

Tonight will be wet and windy with heavy showers and longer spells of rain, while Friday will be cool and blustery with sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy with the risk of isolated thunderstorms and highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees.

Rain will be widespread for the weekend too, with a risk of spot flooding, lightning and hail on Sunday.

According to Met Éireann’s national outlook, the weather will remain “cool and unsettled into early next week, but with tentative signs of settled weather from midweek”.