Ireland have reached 29.3C yesterday at Athenry, Co. Galway, making it the warmest day of the year so far.
Mount Dillon in Roscommon reached 27.1C, the forecaster said, beating the previous high of the year of 25.6C in Dublin’s Phoenix Park on 13 June.
A spokesperson for Met Eireann said the record temperature was recorded at 2.30pm yesterday but there could be a higher temperature recorded before the end of the afternoon.Temperatures may hit 29 C in some parts before the day is over, according to Met Eireann.
There will be sunshine across the country for the afternoon, with a slight chance of an isolated shower in the south this evening.The unusually hot weather is expected to last into next week until Wednesday or Thursday, but will remain warm and largely dry.