Sunshine in store for the weekend with temperatures set to hit 22 degrees

Michael Bolton

Ireland is set for hot weather over the next week, with temperatures set to hit 22 degrees over the weekend.

Met Éireann has said temperatures could rise to 22 degrees over the weekend, with sunny weather to continue into next week.

Thursday will see brighter conditions develop, which will gradually extend from the south with hazy sunshine developing in places.

Highest temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees, in a moderate, occasionally fresh south to southeast breeze.

Friday will begin mild and cloudy with patches of mist and drizzle across the country.

While sunny spells will gradually develop, some sharp showers will develop in places too; currently, the focus of these will be across Ulster.

Temperatures could get as high as 20 degrees.

Any lingering showers will die out early on Friday night, with a dry and cloudy night with the lowest temperatures of nine to 12 degrees. Mist and fog may set in, though, especially for south-east counties.

Saturday will be another dry and warm day, with temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees generally, though it will be a little cooler in some coastal fringes.

Sunday will be another hot day, with temperatures getting as high as 22 degrees.

The good weather is set to continue into next week, with a continuation of the mostly settled spell with warm or very warm weather spreading across the country.