At present, the sun is shining and things are looking very cheery around Ireland as Ireland recorded its warmest day of the year so far.
With temperatures reaching 20C along the west coast on Saturday, it's definitely a good idea to get outdoors. However, as the May Bank Holiday approaches, plenty of people will be eager to know what the conditions are like as they start making plans.
Sadly, it appears that the warm conditions won't remain with Met Eireann stating that conditions will be, "warm and dry on Monday with a transition to cooler, showery weather from Tuesday as our winds turn northerly. The risk of frost remains."
Aside from this, it's expected that "temperatures across the country are forecast to be slightly below normal for late April" as we move into May over the long weekend.
Looking further into next week, the forecast states that conditions will deteriorate as the May Bank Holiday weekend approaches.
Wednesday is expected to be cool and cloudy, with some sunny spells.
While there will be a lot of dry weather, a few scattered showers are also expected too.. Highs of 10 to 13 degrees during the day but the temperature will drop to between 1 and 4 degrees on Wednesday night with a touch of frost developing.
At present, Met Eireann are stating that Thursday and Friday will be, cool with scattered showers and sunny spells. Highs of just 11 to 13 degrees in light winds. The risk of frost remains with nighttime lows of 0 to +5 degrees."
Renowned meteorologist Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather has also said that by the middle of next week, the warm conditions will begin to disperse.
"From Tuesday, colder air will push down and becoming a little more unsettled but just some showers with low rainfall amounts," he said.
In terms of the overall week ahead, Met Eireann has said: "With high pressure to the northwest of Ireland and low pressure to the south, Ireland will lie in a dominantly northeasterly airflow through this period.
"This airflow will introduce a cool but dry airmass over Ireland, with temperatures across the country forecast to be slightly below normal for late April. Consequently, it will be slightly drier than normal, with western areas, in particular, receiving less rainfall than the average. With this largely settled spell, there is little chance of any hazardous weather, though with the cooler temperatures there may be some night-time grass frosts."
