Great news – Ireland will be as hot as Barcelona this weekend

Time to bring out the sun cream again.  This weekend will see the return of the hot weather to Ireland, with the midlands and the east benefiting the most from it. Highs of 27 degrees are expected, which will be the same as Barcelona. According to The Mirror, Jean Byrne of Met Éireann said:

"Currently the temperature [estimates] are going up to 26C, 27C and the forecasts have been fairly consistent with that," said Jean Byrne of Met Éireann. “It’ll be quite breezy as well with a moderate southwesterly, a bit fresher with the winds a bit stronger along Atlantic coasts and duller there with temperatures 18C, 19C, maybe 20C. “The highest temperatures will be anywhere away from southern and western coasts but particularly across the Midlands and the East.”

But before we get too excited it's not going to last very long. Jean also said, "We’ve got windy weather with cloud and rain coming in along Atlantic coasts later on Saturday. “Sunday looks like being mostly dry practically everywhere but definitely not as warm with temperatures back down again to 17C to 20C with the East and South faring best.”