Met Eireann’s county by county forecast as areas to hit 24C in Ireland pinpointed

Temperatures are expected to remain around the 24 degrees mark until Friday as Met Eireann predict another mini-heatwave to spread across the country.

Ireland is set to have a great start to July as warm summer weather is expected to hit the whole country.

Today will see warm spells of summer sunshine with top temperatures ranging from 20 to 23 degrees and between 16 to 20 degrees closer to the west and north coasts, according to the experts.

Here's how the rest of the week looks.

Wednesday, June 30

Again, Wednesday will bring warm and mainly dry weather with sunny spells and a light northerly breeze.

Isolated showers are expected to develop in the southern coastal areas in the afternoon, but temperatures will remain between 20 to 24 degrees over most of the country.

Walkers pictured enjoying the fine weather on Portmarnock Beach this afternoon. (Collins Agency, Dublin)

The north and northwest coasts will be slightly cooler, with highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees.

Thursday, July 1

The morning will be mainly dry, with lots of sunny spells predicted across the country. Cloud will build as the day goes on, with scattered showers developing in the afternoon.

The day will still be very warm as temperatures range from 20 to 24 degrees.

Friday, July 2

A dry and bright start to the day as lots of warm summer spells of sunshine is expected.

Scattered showers will develop in the afternoon as cloud builds over the southwest in the evening.

Temperatures will remain high between 19 to 24 degrees. However, outbreaks of rain will spread across Munster as the day continues.

Here is a look at the temperatures to be expected county by county over the next two days:

Forecast county by county - Wednesday

Dublin – 20C

Kildare – 18C

Cork – 23C

Cavan – 18C

Meath – 18C

Louth – 16C

Wicklow – 16C

Westmeath – 18C

Limerick – 19C

Mayo – 19C

Tipperary – 18C

Monaghan – 18C

Donegal – 18C

Offaly – 19C

Galway – 19C

Clare – 17C

Kerry – 19C

Roscommon – 19C

Kilkenny – 20C

Longford – 19C

Laois – 19C

Wexford – 16C

Waterford – 22C

Carlow – 20C

Sligo – 17C

Leitrim – 19C

People enjoying the weather in Sandymount (Collins Photos)

Forecast county by county - Thursday

Dublin – 20C

Kildare – 21C

Cork – 21C

Cavan – 22C

Meath – 21C

Louth – 16C

Wicklow – 17C

Westmeath – 21C

Limerick – 18C

Mayo – 18C

Tipperary – 20C

Monaghan – 19C

Donegal – 21C

Offaly – 21C

Galway – 17C

Clare – 18C

Kerry – 16C

Roscommon – 22C

Kilkenny – 22C

Longford – 22C

Laois – 22C

Wexford – 21C

Waterford – 21C

Carlow – 21C

Sligo – 18C

Leitrim – 22C