Warm sunny days and nearly completely dry. We could get used to this. That's the forecast from Met Éireann for the next seven days.
Wednesday will be another warm, dry and sunny day for most of the country after early mist and fog departs. Concrete plans can be made for barbecues and trips to the beach as the good weather is expected to last right through the bank holiday weekend.
Met Éireann forecaster Gerry Murphy stopped short of calling the current spell of good weather a heatwave – defined as five consecutive days of temperatures over 25 degrees – but we'll take what we can get.
Wednesday’s temperatures will see much of the country enjoying temperatures of between 21 and 23 degrees with slightly cooler temperatures of 18 and 19 degrees along northern and eastern coasts.
The forecaster warned that the sunburn index for Wednesday is high in all areas. So don’t forget the suncream in the haste to get outdoors.
It will be more of the same on Thursday, Friday and Saturday while Sunday promises to be the best of the current spell with temperatures expected to reach highs of 24 degrees.
Monday will see temperatures dropping back slightly to between 17 and 19 degrees but is not until next Wednesday that the forecaster predicts a real change when temperatures will “drop significantly” and a band of rain will move in.
The highest temperatures recorded on Tuesday were at Moorepark in East Cork where the mercury hit 22.2 degrees and at Shannon where it was 22 degrees. In contrast, it was 13.5 degrees at Malin Head where coastal breezes kept it relatively chilly.
While Ireland is basking in the sun, parts of Europe are experiencing rain, hail and storms.
Rain wiped out day nine of the French Open on Monday, the first time in 16 years that a day's play at Roland Garros was called off due to downpours.
Southwestern Germany is coping with floods and mudslides after torrential rains in recent days.
Across the water, the UK Met Office has issued weather warnings as London is set to be hit with thunder storms, heavy winds and rain this week.