(Photo: Pixabay)It was a mixed bag over the long weekend, but a little bit more meteorological consistency is on the cars for the days ahead.
Temperatures are predicted to hit 19 degrees this week with more settled weather on the way.
Met Éireann says the outlook is for mild or rather warm conditions with a mix of showers and dry spells.
It says there will be highs of 19 degrees on Thursday and Friday with high pressure bringing dry, sunny weather for the weekend.
Meanwhile, extreme heatwaves have melted pavements and forced schools to close across India and Pakistan.
Temperatures hit 40 degrees in New Delhi for several days last week, while Islamabad recorded its hottest March in 61 years.
Scientists are warning more than a billion people in the region are at risk of heat-related issues caused by climate change.
