Ireland could be set for more hot weather as temperatures are expected to return to the 20s at the end of this month.
The welcomed summer weather will make its return after a drastic turn over the past week with a series of weather warnings, rain and thunder storms.
Currently, forecasts show temperatures reaching 22C on Tuesday the 16th of June, 24C on Wednesday the 17th, and a potential widespread high of 25C on Thursday the 18th.
Although weather predictions can change significantly and quickly, Met Eireann support the prediction of summers return.
The national forecaster said: "High pressure builds across the country this week, with higher than average temperatures across most of the country, with more than average temperatures along the west and south coasts. Rainfall amounts will be below average across the country."
"During this week, there is no clear signal for a dominating pressure signal, but temperatures are expected to remain above average, with lower than average precipitation amounts continuing," they added.
Met Eireann noted that there is still "uncertainty" in the forecast beyond these predictions as they have "little confidence" in the forecast for the end of June-beginning of July.
Climate scientists have concluded that the record-breaking temperatures seen in May would not have been possible without human-caused climate change.
An intense area of high pressure and hot tropical airmass made temperatures increase exceptionally in Ireland between Monday, 25 May and Wednesday, 27 May.
Met Eireann confirmed that the national maximum temperature record for May was exceeded by more than 2C last month. The last May temperature of 8.4C was set in Ardfert, Co Kerry, in 1997 and remained unbroken for almost thirty years.
The rapid weather attribution study, confirmed none of this would be possible without human cause climate change. The study was carried out by Maynooth University lecturers and supported by Met Eireann under the umbrella of the WASITUS project at the ICARUS Centre in Maynooth University.
Dr Claire Bergin, lead author of the study stated that the results of their research were "concerning."
"We are starting to see higher temperatures earlier in the season. While this may come as a welcome few days by the beach for some, the fact is these record-breaking May temperatures were not possible without human-caused global warming. We need to prioritise the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions immediately if we want to achieve the Paris Agreement, while also investing heavily in adaptation measures to limit the effects of these extreme events," she said.
