Parts of Ireland will be hotter than the Canaries with temperatures set to rise

Temperatures are set to rise in Ireland, according to Met Éireann

It looks like temperatures are set to soar with highs of 18 °C to even 21 °C expected later this week.

Ireland may be as hot as the Canaries with temperatures of 21 °C predicted for Friday, April 24th.

It is set to rain in Gran Canaria on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week, with temperatures hitting 18 °C to 20 °C.

The hottest day of the week in Ireland will be on Friday, with the west of the country set to get the best of the weather.

Met Éireann confirmed that Friday will be "another dry, fine sunny day for most, again with no more than moderate southeasterly breezes.

"Warm in sunshine with afternoon highs of 14 to 21 degrees, best values again further west. Some thundery showers may feed into southwest counties."

The good weather will last long into the weekend, but there will be some scattered showers.

"Remaining mostly dry with light winds and good spells of sunshine, as well as above average temperatures for late April. However, some scattered thundery showers may feed up in the flow."