Met Éireann has warned that weather systems which it expects will move across Ireland in coming days could bring heavy rains and again increase the risk of flooding.
The forecaster said the weather this weekend would be very unsettled and changeable, and that fronts carrying heavy rain would most likely move over the country by Friday and late Saturday.
Damp weather is expected to spread to all areas tomorrow morning, and a spell of heavy rain will move over Munster and Connacht in the afternoon and to other areas later.
Met Éireann said Friday will start dry in most areas, but rain will spread from the south during the second half of the day, with southerly winds and unsettled conditions.
This rain should clear overnight and early on Sunday, but will most likely be replaced by another belt of heavy rain from the south.
Forecaster Pat Clarke said: “It might increase the threat of flooding which has eased by and large this week.”
A spokesman for the Government’s Emergency Response Co-ordinating Committee said water levels were now lowering across the country, and that many flood sites were recovering today.
Insurer Zurich today published a flood guide which warns those affected by flooding that they could become easy prey for burglars and rogue traders.
The guide urges those affected to watch for burglars trying to access homes under the pretence of checking electricity or turning off water, and rogue traders seeking to profit after floods.
The AA warned motorists that, even though floods were receding, flooded roads remain exceptionally dangerous.