Hottest day of the year with highs of 29C as Ireland is warmer than Ibiza
Mount Dillon, Roscommon, clocked 29.6C, the hottest recording in Ireland of the year so far. This is over two degrees hotter than holiday hotspot Ibiza, where maximum temperatures were 27C.
The north of the country also saw sweltering temperatures, as Finner station in Donegal reached highs of 28.97C. In Dublin, highs of 24C were recorded while Mayo and Galway enjoyed highest temperatures of 26C.
Beaches across the county were packed as families and friends scrambled to get some rays. In Portmarnock beach, north Co Dublin, scenes were akin to Spain as sun tents and umbrellas filled the sand while children splashed in the water.
Other beachgoers set up a volleyball net and stayed active despite soaring temperatures. Met Éireann forecaster Mark Bowe said it was right for people to enjoy the hotter weather, as it's unfortunately not set to stay.
He added that while 29C is hotter than average for June in Ireland, it wasn't a record-breaker. The highest ever temperature recorded in June was 33.3C in Kilkenny in 1887.
Mr Bowe said: 'We didn't reach the warmest ever temperature in June. It was still a couple degrees off that. And unfortunately, the temperature is actually due to fall back a little bit on Saturday, and then again on Sunday, so that kind of the end of it, I'm afraid.'
On Saturday the country will see highs of 25C, and this will fall to 18C on Sunday. However, while it's set to stay warm today, there will be some unpleasant showers.
The forecaster continued: 'On Saturday low pressure will become more of a feature. It'll start to move in over the country, essentially pushing from the West.
'We are going to see some more showers pushing in. There will still be some sunshine in there, especially in eastern parts of the country, but we will see some showers and generally more cloud around.'
From Sunday it will turn even more unsettled, as an Atlantic regime takes hold. Mr Bowe said: 'On Sunday, we'll see more of a regime change. We have a westerly flow, bringing in good scattering of showers and some cooler temperatures.
'I'm afraid that kind of unsettled pattern will actually continue into next week as well. So from Monday onwards, it's going to stay rather unsettled with spells of rain and showers at times, and generally, some cooler temperatures.'
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