WHAT a difference a day makes.

This is the rainfall radar image of Ireland from Met Eireann at 10.15am this morning.

Hardly a shower throughout the country as Storm Desmond has passed and we can look forward to a fine day ahead with sunny spells developing.

It’s a far cry from yesterday at 9.30am when the storm was in full swing.

It’s little solace for the people who are left to clear up the damage caused by flooding in their homes today.

Today, there is just a slight chance of an isolated light shower or two near the coast, but it’ll be nothing like yesterday.

Winds will be light for most of the day, but it’ll be quite cold, with afternoon temperatures of 7 to 9 Celsius.

It can’t last of course and later today, rain will develop in the southwest and south, with a freshening east to southeast wind, spreading northwards to all parts during the evening and early night.

Tonight will become very windy and cloudy, with occasional rain, accompanied by strong and gusty southerly winds. Hill and coastal fog also.

Becoming very mild however, with minimum temperatures of 7 to 9 Celsius in the early night, increasing to 10 to 12 degrees overnight.

Monday is looking bleak though with strong to gale force southerly winds and with a risk of some severe and damaging gusts, especially near coasts.

Patches of rain and drizzle will occur and a band of persistent and heavy rain will spread from the Atlantic during the afternoon, clearing later to showers.