Things are about to get very, very toasty.
Dublin will reportedly be as hot as Barcelona this weekend, with temperatures set to hit highs of 27c in Leinster and the midlands.
If you’re planning a barbecue, however, get in early – unsettled conditions will affect the country from Sunday onwards.
“Currently the temperature [estimates] are going up to 26C, 27C and the forecasts have been fairly consistent with that,” said Jean Byrne of Met Éireann.
“It’ll be quite breezy as well with a moderate southwesterly, a bit fresher with the winds a bit stronger along Atlantic coasts and duller there with temperatures 18C, 19C, maybe 20C.
“The highest temperatures will be anywhere away from southern and western coasts but particularly across the Midlands and the East.”
However, she told the Mirror that the good weather will not last.
“We’ve got windy weather with cloud and rain coming in along Atlantic coasts later on Saturday,” she added.
“Sunday looks like being mostly dry practically everywhere but definitely not as warm with temperatures back down again to 17C to 20C with the East and South faring best.”
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