It’s official - today was the hottest day of the year so far.
Met Eireann has recorded the highest temperature of the year so far with a value of 27.7 degrees recorded at Oak Park in Carlow today.
It beats the previous highest temperature so far this year of 27.1 degrees in Co Mayo on June 17th.
But the particularly fine spell of weather is expected to come to an end today with temperatures expected to return to normal tomorrow.
Heading into tonight Met Éireann has forecast cloudy conditions with showery outbreaks of rain over the west and northwest turning heavy with the risk of thundery downpours and the risk of local flooding.
The showery rain is expected to spread eastwards throughout the night but parts of the south and southeast will remain dry until the morning.
Temperatures will return to normal tomorrow when showery outbreaks of rain spread further eastwards and become persistent or heavy in the north and east. Drier and fresher weather is expected to follow from the east with highest temperatures of 18 and 22 degrees forecast.
Sunday will see some sunny spells with scattered showers. The north is likely to experience heavier showers while the southwest can expect good sunny spells.
Going into the first half of next week, the weather is forecast to remain mainly dry with some isolated showers and sunny spells. Temperatures will stay around normal for this time of year.
