ALERT: Met Éireann's five-day forecast predict 'summer like conditions' all week

Tuesday will be dry for most with good spells of sunshine, especially in the south and east. Cloudier in the west and north with possible coastal drizzle.

Highest temperatures of 13 to 19 degrees, coolest along northern and Atlantic fringes but mild in sunshine, in no more than moderate northwest breezes.

Mostly fine with light breezes as high pressure dominates. Becoming warmer too.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Dry and clear, apart from coastal showers in the northwest. Lows of 4 to 8 degrees Celsius in light northeasterly breezes.

WEDNESDAY: Dry and mostly sunny, though cloudier skies across the northwest will produce some light rain or showers. Highest temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees Celsius, in just light northwest breezes with best values across the east and southeast.

THURSDAY: Warm and sunny with temperatures climbing into the high teens or low 20s widely, possibly higher in prolonged sunshine further south. Winds will be mostly light northerly, though coastal breezes will set in at times.

FRIDAY and THE WEEKEND: Little change with warm and summer like conditions continuing.