Ireland will bask in more warm weather this weekend as Met Eireann revealed temperatures will hit highs of 21C on Saturday.
Parts of the country will be hit with a few showers this afternoon but a largely dry and bright day is in store with good spells of sunshine.
A Met Eireann forecaster revealed: “Leinster and Ulster will have a predominantly dry morning but rain will develop across the west and south of the country during the day.
“In the afternoon the rain will break up into showers, the east and north will remain mainly dry except for the odd shower.
“Highs of 13 to 16C, best across Ulster and north-Leinster. Light breezes.”
Tomorrow will see a dry morning in Leinster and Ulster, however showers will spread from the west and south throughout the day.
A forecaster added: “In the afternoon the rain will break up into showers; the east and north will remain mainly dry except for the odd shower.
“Highs of 13C to 16C, best across Ulster and north-Leinster. Light breezes.”
The weather pattern will continue into Friday with another bright and sunny day, but some heavy showers will break out in the afternoon and evening.
Highest temperatures will hit 15C to 19C, with light northwest winds.
And conditions will stay warm over the weekend, with temperatures reaching highs of 21C in places on Saturday, but dipping slightly again on Sunday.
Met Eireann revealed: "Saturday will be mostly cloudy, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle extending eastwards during the morning, persistent in parts of the north and in some Atlantic coastal counties, but very patchy elsewhere.
"Hill and coastal fog also. Good dry spells will develop during the afternoon and evening in many inland areas, with some bright spells, but many Atlantic coastal areas will remain dull and misty.
"Quite warm in any bright spells, with maximum temperatures of 16 to 21C, but cooler on Atlantic coasts. Winds mostly moderate westerly.
"Outbreaks of rain early on Sunday will clear from the west and most of the day will be bright, with sunny spells developing and just a few scattered showers, most of the showers in west Ulster, Connacht and west Munster.
"It will be quite windy, especially in the northwest, with moderate to fresh westerly winds, winds strong on western and northern coasts.
"Turning a little cooler, with maximum temperatures of 14C to 18C."
