Temperatures up to 23C this week, Met Éireann forecast

We’re promised warm dry weather for the rest of the week.

This is what Met Éireann have in their forecast:

Dry tonight and mostly clear in light northeast or variable breezes.

A few isolated mist or fog patches may form.

Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 Celsius generally but dipping to 6 or 7 Celsius locally inland.

Tuesday May 30

Tuesday will be a dry and sunny day. Warmer than today with top temperatures of 18 to 22 Celsius generally in light to moderate northeast to east breezes.

Warmest in the west of Leinster but it will be slightly cooler near the east coast with highs of just 16 or 17 Celsius due to the onshore breeze.

National Outlook

Overview: A dominant high pressure to our northwest will move little in the coming week continuing to keep it warm, for most, dry and generally sunny with temperatures in the high teens or low 20s.

Tuesday night: Dry and mostly clear with lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees, some mist and fog patches in northern ulster in light northeasterly or variable winds.

Wednesday: Warm, dry and sunny. Highest temperatures of 18 to 24 degrees. Mostly moderate northeasterly breezes will keep things slightly cooler in the east with highs there of 15 to 17 degrees.

Wednesday night: Dry and mainly clear with lowest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees in mostly light northeast breezes.

Thursday: Warm, dry and sunny once again with highest temperatures of 18 to 24 degrees. Once again though light to moderate easterly breeze will keep things temperatures slightly cooler on the east coast.

Thursday night: Dry and clear with lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in mostly light easterly breezes.

Friday: Dry and warm in many parts, although there will be a little more passing cloud over the northern half of the country. Highest temperatures over the western half of the country will range from 21 to 24 degrees, while moderate easterly winds will keep highs over the eastern half of the country lower, ranging from 14 on the east coast up to 19 in the midlands.

Current indications suggest that high pressure will continue to stick around over the bank holiday weekend, remaining generally dry and sunny with temperatures reaching the high teens or low 20s away from the east coast and possibly reaching the mid-twenties in some western parts.