Some weather, huh?
Sunday was officially the warmest day of the year in Ireland so far, Met Éireann has confirmed.
Met Éireann recorded an air temperature of 23.1 degrees Celsius at - the very appropriately named - Newport Furnace in Mayo, which was the highest figure of 2021 so far.
Some of the other notable temperatures recorded on Sunday included 22.6 degrees at Shannon Airport in Clare, 22. 5 degrees at Claremorris in Mayo and 22.4 degrees at the Phoenix Park in Dublin.
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As for this week, Monday will be mainly dry and very mild with long spells of sunshine for most of the country. Temperatures will hover between 17 and 21 degrees, however, it will be a little cloudier in the west of the country at times.
Tonight will be cloudy across much of the western half of the country, with outbreaks of rain or drizzle in western coastal counties, although it will remain relatively clear in the east of the country.
Tuesday will be a break from the great weather for some areas as the morning and early afternoon will be cloudy with rain and drizzle, especially in Connacht, west Munster and west Ulster. In these areas, temperatures will be between 13 and 17 degrees.
But the rest of the country will have temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees, with just the chance of some showers in places.
Wednesday and Thursday will follow a similar trend, starting off cloudy with some drizzle before picking up in the afternoon with highest temperatures of 22 degrees.
The outlook for next weekend at the moment is a mix of sunny spells with some showers, but with temperatures reaching the high teens.
