ALERT: Met Éireann five-day forecast predicts weekend of high temps and sunny spells!

FRIDAY:

Friday will be another very warm or hot day with highs of 24 to 28 degrees, possibly higher in a few places. Some mist and fog early in the morning clear. It will be mainly dry with sunny spells, aside from some coastal mist or fog in parts. Isolated thunderstorms may develop inland during the afternoon. Light variable or southerly breezes.

OVERVIEW:

Staying very warm and humid with sunny spells and occasional thundery downpours.

FRIDAY NIGHT:

It will be warm and humid. It will be mainly dry. But some showers are possible. Lowest temperatures of 15 to 17 degrees with light southerly breezes.

SATURDAY:

It will bring bright or sunny spells and well scattered showers, some of which will be heavy with isolated thunderstorms possible. Mist or fog may effect some coastal areas. Highest temperatures of 21 to 25 degrees with moderate southwest winds.

Saturday night will be another warm and humid night with clear spells and scattered showers, possibly heavy or thundery. Lowest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees.

SUNDAY:

It will be another warm day with sunny spells and showers, some heavy with thunderstorms and spot flooding possible. Not quite as warm as previous days with highest temperatures of 19 to 24 degrees and moderate southwest breezes. On SUNDAY NIGHT, there will be some further showers. Lowest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees.

MONDAY:

It will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain moving southeastwards across the country and clearing later in the day. This rain will be followed by cooler, less humid air.

So, highest temperatures will range from 15 to 19 degrees and Monday night will be noticeably cooler with lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.

Current indications suggest that through the rest of next week, the weather will become more unsettled with rain or showers at times and with temperatures in the mid to high teens.