Hot weekend on the cards as Met Éireann predicts temperatures up to 28 degrees

Eva Osborne

Met Éireann has predicted a hot weekend with temperatures reaching 27-28 degrees in some parts of the country.

The weather will gradually become warmer and sunnier as the week progresses, with Tuesday and Wednesday expected to feature some drizzle and cloudiness. Temperatures will range from 17-25 degrees.

It will be mostly dry on Wednesday, apart from isolated light showers across western and northern areas.

It will be generally cloudy to start before warm sunshine breaks through across east and southeast areas through the afternoon and evening.

From Thursday, Met Éireann has said the weather will become "very warm or hot".

Thursday will be a dry day for most with warm spells of sunshine, though possibly staying cloudier across north and northwest areas with the chance of a few showers. Top temperatures will range from 21 to 26 degrees.

Then on Friday, after a foggy start for some areas, widespread sunshine will likely develop.

It will become hot in sunshine with highest temperatures of 22 to 27 or 28 degrees, Met Éireann said.

On Saturday, it is likely to be a similar story. It is forecast to be a very warm or hot day with widespread sunshine, and highest temperatures of 23 to 27 or 28 degrees.