Irish weather: Met Eireann pinpoint day rain returns to Cork

It feels like there's no end to the sunshine which kicked in over a week ago and has brought plenty of people out of their homes to enjoy it

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It's going to be warm again today, very warm. Sizzling even as Met Eireann say parts f the county will hit temperatures will hit highs of 24C.

It feels like there's no end to the sunshine which kicked in over a week ago and has brought plenty of people out of their homes to enjoy it.

There's been barely any rain (we think one place might've had a tiny bit of drizzle for ten minutes), and that trend is set to continue right through the week.

But one thing to note in today's forecast is that the word "rain" does appear in it - and its the first time in a while we've seen that word.

Today is going to be gorgeous again, while tomorrow will see long dry spells too. Tomorrow will be the same.

They said: "Today will be dry and mostly sunny, with some cloud bubbling up in the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 18 to 24 degrees, warmest away from the south coast, in a light to moderate easterly breeze.

"Tonight will be dry with long clear spells. Patches of mist and fog are possible in light east to northeast or variable winds. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees.

"Tomorrow will be dry and sunny. Highest temperatures of 19 to 24 degrees generally, but slightly lower along the south coast due to a light to moderate easterly breeze."

After that we can expect the trend to continue right through with Friday possibly seeing temps cross the mid-20s mark.

But the weekend is a different story going by current indications - with clouds and showers set to roll in from the south coast from Friday night and continuing into Saturday.

They said: "FRIDAY: Most places will see another dry and sunny day on Friday. It will turn cloudier at times and showers are possible in the southwest. Highest temperatures of 17 to 25 degrees, warmest in the west, with a light to moderate easterly wind continuing.

"FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly dry with clear spells. Becoming cloudy in the south and southwest with rain or showers developing later. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees with a light easterly wind.

"SATURDAY: Cloud and showery rain is likely to extend northwards over the country on Saturday. Highest temperatures of 17 to 22 degrees with a light to moderate east to southeast wind."

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