ALERT: Met Éireann's five-day forecast predicts shockingly high temperatures

Saturday: Warm and humid tomorrow, Saturday. Most places will be dry with sunny spells breaking through in the morning and afternoon, but staying mostly cloudy near the south coast. Patchy rain and drizzle will occur, mainly in the west and south, and a few showers are possible in Ulster later on. Highest temperatures of 20 to 26 degrees, warmest in the east and northeast, in moderate to fresh southerly winds.

Overview: Unsettled for the rest of this weekend and into next week with rain and showers, possibly turning heavy at times.

Saturday night: Cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, turning heavier and more persistent in the west and southwest later in the night. Mild with temperatures not falling below 13 to 16 degrees in moderate southerly winds.

Sunday: A dull and wet start to the day with rain becoming widespread and some heavy or thundery downpours possible. The rain will clear eastwards later, with scattered showers and sunny spells following from the west. Highest temperatures of 17 degrees in the west to 23 degrees in the east with moderate to fresh southerly winds, veering westerly.

Sunday night: A mix of clear spells and scattered showers on Sunday night. Cloud will thicken from the west later on. A cooler night with lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in a light to moderate westerly breeze.

Monday: Generally cloudy with scattered showers, though more persistent rain will spread from the west through the afternoon and evening. Cooler with highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees. Rather breezy too in moderate to fresh southwest winds.

Tuesday: A cloudy and rather wet day with widespread outbreaks of rain, though there may be some long dry spells in the southeast. Quite breezy once again with moderate to fresh southwest winds. Highest temperatures of 19 to 22 degrees.

Further outlook: Remaining unsettled for the remainder of the week as spells of rain and showers feed in from the Atlantic. Cooler with temperatures in the mid to high teens.