Good morning, folks! It's time to get those BBQs ready as Ireland will sizzle in glorious sunshine and scorching temperatures this week.
The mercury is set to hit the as warm as low 20s later this week making Ireland as hot as Lanzarote in Spain. Ice cream weather will be in full swing as high pressure will bring dry and sunny conditions.
Today will be dry apart from residual showers early in the morning. Cloud will break up giving way to "good spells of sunshine" in the afternoon and early, Met Eireann said, with the highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees.
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Tonight will be dry under broken cloud. The lowest temperatures will be around 6 to 9 degrees.
Another dry and mostly sunny day expected tomorrow with the highest temperatures of 17 to 19 degrees. There is no further forecast for Dublin but here's what the national outlook says:
Tuesday night
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Dry and clear, apart from coastal showers in the northwest. Lows of 4 to 8 degrees Celsius in light northeasterly breezes.
Wednesday
"Dry and mostly sunny, though cloudier skies across the northwest will produce some light rain or showers. Highest temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees Celsius, in just light northwest breezes with best values across the east and southeast.
Thursday
"Warm and sunny with temperatures climbing into the high teens or low 20s widely, possible higher in prolonged sunshine further south. Winds will be mostly light northerly, though coastal breezes will set in at times."
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