Today was officially the hottest day of the year as temperatures reached over 27 degrees in Ireland

It was officially a scorcher.

Met Éireann has revealed that today (Friday, 16 July) was officially the hottest day of the year in Ireland so far. According to the national forecaster, temperatures reached 27.1 degrees at Mt Dillon in Roscommon. Met Éireann said temperatures today "easily" beat the previous highest temperature record of 25.6 degrees, recorded at the Phoenix Park in Dublin on 13 June.

Today has been the hottest day of the year ?️

We have reached 27.1°C at Mt Dillon in Roscommon, which easily beats the previous highest temp of 25.6°C at the Phoenix Park on June 13th ☀️ Check back later for today's max temps from around the country ?https://t.co/qSjCUWu0wX pic.twitter.com/TmuRB33ZhA — Met Éireann (@MetEireann) July 16, 2021

Meanwhile, Ireland is set for a few more scorchers over the coming days as temperatures could reach as high as 28 degrees over the weekend. Speaking to JOE, Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather said it is currently looking like temperatures will widely go above 26 degrees this weekend, particularly on Saturday. "[It] could hit 27 degrees and could even locally get as high as 28 degrees, with lots of sunshine," O'Reilly said. While perhaps not quite as hot as Saturday on account of some clouds "bubbling up" in some areas, Sunday will still be "very warm". Met Éireann has said temperatures will range from 23 to 27 degrees on Sunday for most of the country, aside from the north which will see highs of 19 to 22 degrees. According to O'Reilly, the heat is set to stick around next week until "possibly Thursday".