These are the words we’ve been waiting to hear.

After weeks of chilly weather and incessant drizzle, Met Éireann has announced that, finally, “high pressure is signalled to bring warmer and more settled conditions nationwide” by next week.

While today will be generally cloudy with some showery outbreaks of rain, some warm hazy sunshine will break through, with temperatures of between 11 to 15 degrees.

“Saturday will be calm and cloudy with further patchy outbreaks of rain, though some areas will stay fully dry with some hazy sunshine. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees, mildest where any sunny spells develop.” said a forecaster.

Generally dull #today with scattered outbreaks of rain, driest overall across the SW of Munster☁️🌦️⛅️

Warm hazy sunshine in places too🌤️

Highs 11 to 19 C🌡️, in light breezes🍃, warmest further north of the country📈

ℹ️https://t.co/sFyGizB5AS pic.twitter.com/lvajYFqJtn

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) May 3, 2024

The rest of the bank holiday weekend is a mixed bag of sunshine and showers, but the forecasters have at last uttered assurances that it will be “drier everywhere into next week”.