Met Eireann forecasters have predicted an upcoming heatwave which will see glorious sunshine and warm conditions for many parts of the country, including Dublin.
The summer weather is in full swing with the warm blast likely to stay heading into next week, with the warmest day of the year set to be Monday with highs of 25C predicted for many parts of the country. Cloud will break this morning allowing for long spells of warm summer sunshine to develop.
Highest temperatures generally of between 22 and 25 degrees in a light and variable breeze. Tonight will see long dry spells overnight, humid with with lowest temperatures of 12 to 15 degree and some mist or fog will develop.
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Meanwhile, forecaster Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather has warned that a "very hot" band of air is at risk of pushing into England and Wales on July 17, with a chance that Ireland could catch the edge of the heat blast.
In a tweet, he said: "Weather models have risk of very hot air pushing into England and Wales around 17th but there is huge uncertainty around it. Worst case scenario shown on GFS again tonight with up to 43c for Southeast England. Hopefully won't happen. Ireland could catch edge of it but not as hot."
Fortunately, conditions should remain bearable for the beginning of next week, but they will take a dip on Wednesday.
The forecaster said: "Latest animation of upper air temperatures forecast by GFS weather model. You can see cooler air moving briefly on Wednesday before warming up again."
Here is the latest forecast from Met Eireann for the week ahead:
Monday
"Warm and dry for most areas on Monday with good spells of hazy sunshine. Highest temperatures of 22 to 25 degrees, in mostly light southerly breezes.
Overview: A little rain or drizzle for a time, but overall the weather is expected to remain largely dry and settled.
Monday night
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain, mostly in the north and west. Remaining warm and muggy overnight with temperatures not falling below 14 to 17 degrees in light to moderate southerly breezes.
Tuesday
"Cloudy in the morning with patchy rain and drizzle, although accumulations will be small generally. During the afternoon, drier and brighter conditions will extend from northwest as it turns a bit fresher across the north and west.
"Highest temperatures of 17 to 23 degrees, warmest in the southeast in light to moderate southwest to west breezes. Long clear spells will develop on Tuesday night with just the slight chance of some light showers in the northwest. It will be a fresher night than previous with lows of 10 to 13 degrees generally in light to moderate westerly or variable breezes.
Wednesday
"A mix of cloud and sunny spells with the chance of a few showers. Highs of 17 to 22 degrees in mostly moderate westerly winds. Largely dry on Wednesday night with clear spells and just the chance of a few light showers in northern counties. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in a moderate west or southwest breeze."
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