IRELAND experienced hotter temperatures than Ibiza today, as bosses confirm it was the hottest day of the year.
The north and west of the country saw the hottest temperatures today.
The mercury hit a high of over 29C in the west, making it the hottest of the summer and year so far.
Roscommon was hotter than Ibiza today, reaching 29.6C in Mount Dillon.
The holiday hotspot Ibiza only saw highs of 27C today.
Finner station in Donegal clocked highs of 28.97C, while Dublin saw maximum temperatures of 24C.
Mayo and Galway both saw highs of 26C.
The 29C temperatures are hotter than average for June, though it’s not a record-breaking high.
The highest ever temperature recorded in June was 33.3C in Kilkenny back in 1887.
Beaches all across the country were packed with people enjoying the hot weather.
But unfortunately, according to Met Éireann forecaster Mark Bowe it’s not set to stay.
He said: “We didn’t reach the warmest ever temperature in June. It was still a couple degrees off that.
“And unfortunately, the temperature is actually due to fall back a little bit on Saturday, and then again on Sunday, so that kind of the end of it, I’m afraid.
“On Saturday low pressure will become more of a feature. It’ll start to move in over the country, essentially pushing from the West.
“We are going to see some more showers pushing in. There will still be some sunshine in there, especially in eastern parts of the country, but we will see some showers and generally more cloud around.
“On Sunday, we’ll see more of a regime change. We have a westerly flow, bringing in good scattering of showers and some cooler temperatures.
“I’m afraid that kind of unsettled pattern will actually continue into next week as well. So from Monday onwards, it’s going to stay rather unsettled with spells of rain and showers at times, and generally, some cooler temperatures.”
Saturday will be warm with good sunny spells for most of the country and slightly cloudier conditions in the west.
But scattered showers will move in across the country, some heavy and possibly thundery at times.
And a heavier band of rain will move in off the Atlantic later Saturday night, bringing longer spells of rain.
