The hottest days of the year are on the way as forecasters predict 24C sunshine in Cork
Get that alfresco table booked for lunch.
Met Éireann is predicting a warm week ahead, with temperatures of between 22C and 24C in store for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Today (Tuesday) will continue warm and dry with plenty of sunshine and highest temperatures of 20 to 22 degrees, with another warm and generally dry day on Wednesday bringing temperatures of up to 24C, though there is a chance of isolated showers in the south of Munster in the afternoon.
Thursday will start dry with sunny spells and while cloud will bubble up as the day goes on with scattered showers developing through the morning and afternoon, overall it will be a warm day with highest temperatures of 20 to 24 degrees.
Wet weekend likely
“High pressure will dominate our weather for much of this week, bringing a good deal of warm, dry and bright weather with temperatures reaching the low to mid-twenties generally.” said a forecaster.
“However, it will turn more unsettled from later Friday and over the weekend.”
As it stands, Friday is looking dry and bright to start with highest temperatures of 19 to 24 degrees. Outbreaks of rain are expected to spread across much of the country on Friday night, with widespread showers, “turning heavy and possibly thundery at times” cooling temperatures to between 17C and 21C on Saturday,
Soak up those rays while you can.
