People across Ireland weekend were blasted with beautiful weather as temperatures soared nationwide over the weekend.
While spells of sunny weather might be short-lived in Ireland, people can rest assured that the sun is set to stay with the national forecaster predicting the good weather will stick around for a while longer.
However, it is not all good news as the prolonged spell of warm and dry weather has sparked fears of fire dangers and water conservation - with people also being warned of a June washout.
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During the week, the Department of Agriculture issued a national Condition Orange Fire Danger Notice that lasts until Monday at 6pm as Ireland was blasted with sunny weather.
Officials at Uisce Eireann, the new name for Irish Water, also urged households to conserve water when possible, given Met Eireann has predicted no rainfall until around June 5.
The Twitter page Carlow Weather, run by Alan O'Reilly, also confirmed that there would be no rain for another 10 days, adding that May saw below-average rainfall.
“Still no sign of any real rainfall in the next 10 days on the charts,” O'Reilly posted to the page on Saturday.
“Ground very dry here in parts of Carlow with May rainfall well below normal. Just 23.3mm of rainfall in May so far in Oak Park, average would be 60mm.”
While no rainfall has been predicted for a while, Uisce Éireann has stated that the majority of water supplies are operating normally and there are no plans to introduce general water restrictions at this time.
However, agriculture officials have also warned of fire dangers for all areas of gorse, heather, and dry grass.
Council authorities across the country have also appealed to the public to exercise caution and to take all necessary measures to prevent wildfires.
People have also been urged to be aware that Met Eireann has given an indication as to when the good weather may end.
In its monthly forecast which predicts weather right up until June 25, Met Éireann is predicting a lot of changeable weather.
For the week from June 5 to June 11, they say: "Early indications suggest high pressure will begin to decline as a more changeable weather pattern takes hold. Mean air temperatures are forecast to return to near-average values, the coolest across the north of Ireland.
"There is likely to be some rain or showers at times, but overall the trend remains for somewhat drier than average conditions during the week."
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