As the country prepares for a sizzling hot weekend, weather models have shown that one county is set to bask in a 25C scorcher this coming Thursday.
Wednesday will see the start of temperatures in the 20Cs, with Met Éireann forecasting a dry day with sunny spells of up to 20C, which is set to be warmest in the south.
Thursday will bring "good spells of sunshine" for the entire country, according to the national forecaster, with Munster set to experience temperatures of 21C, however one county could register 25C.
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Kilkenny Weather said on Twitter: "The ECMWF weather model is determined to position a 25° somewhere on Thursday. This time it's Kilkenny's turn."
Weather expert Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather also chimed in on the sunny forecast, stating that there are fine days ahead for the rest of the week, with the weekend looking "nice and settled" with "good sunshine too."
However, he outlined some possible changes in the weather pattern and some discrepancy between two different weather forecasters, the The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the Global Forecast System (GFS).
He said: "The details around the weekend are little uncertain regarding temperatures, while the ECMWF has most areas over 20c the GFS brings cool air in for Sunday. Hopefully the GFS is wrong and ECMWF is correct. One to watch."
Met Éireann has indicated that Friday is to be dry and sunny. with temperatures of up to 21C, while Saturday and Sunday will bring two good days of sunshine topping out at 22C, as people look to make the use of both the beach and their barbecues.
On next week, they said: "Early indications are that high pressure will continue to dominate for the early days of next week, keeping conditions generally dry and settled."
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