Blue skies and temperatures of up to 21C can be expected today and tomorrow, a senior forecaster with Met Éireann has said.
Gerry Murphy said the highest temperature of the year so far – 20.2C – was recorded in Co Mayo yesterday.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Mr Murphy said the western half of the country will enjoy the best of the good weather.
However, he cautioned there will be a gradual decrease in temperatures from Friday onwards, with temperatures dropping back to around 13C next week with some showers possible.
While he could not make a definitive correlation between world crises and the weather, Mr Murphy said there have been “occasions when there have been significant events in the country and good weather”.
He pointed out that the weather was very good at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and as far back as the foot and mouth crisis in 2001.
His comments come as Met Éireann forecast temperatures would reach between 14C to 20C today.
Tomorrow, it forecast “a warm and dry day” with widespread sunshine, predicting temperatures could reach 21C.
Uisce Éireann urged the public to help conserve water yesterday, so “that supplies can be protected” ahead of the summer time weather.
This, it said, is because “when temperatures rise, so does our water consumption”.
The water supplier urged people “to be mindful of their use of water so that supplies can be protected, especially in areas where water resources are under pressure”.
It advised the public to conserve their water supply through actions such as checking for leaks, taking shorter showers and ensuring dishwaters and washing machines are “fully loaded”.
