The heatwave is not over yet...
Met Éireann has warned of drought or near-drought conditions to persist across country this week, with the latest forecast containing almost no rainfall, except for the occasional shower.
As a result, a hosepipe ban is now in operation in the Greater Dublin area as Irish Water calls urgently on the public to conserve water, with temperatures set to reach around 28C today.
According to the Met's John Eagleton, Tuesday will be very warm again, with temps in the mid to high twenties. However, there should be a slight dip in temperatures, before they again start to increase approaching the weekend.
Speaking to Breakingnews.ie, Mr Eagleton said that while there may be some cloudy periods from time to time, the hot spell would continue.
“There are strong indications that temperatures could climb up to the 30C mark again later this week,” he said.
“The hot, dry weather is continuing because we have a particularly intense anticyclone and it brings a lot of warm air.
“It is a massive, extensive area of high pressure that is very stable and is going nowhere.”
The upcoming weather is not expected to exceed the high's seen last week, when temperatures exceeded 30C on several days, with 32C recorded in Shannon last Thursday.
