General view of members of the public in Botanic Gardens, Belfast this afternoon as the Northern Ireland experienced warm weather over the weekend. 

(L-R)  Aoibheann Maguire and Kate Welsh

Photograph by Declan RoughanGeneral view of members of the public in Botanic Gardens, Belfast this afternoon as the Northern Ireland experienced warm weather over the weekend. 

(L-R)  Aoibheann Maguire and Kate Welsh

Photograph by Declan Roughan
General view of members of the public in Botanic Gardens, Belfast this afternoon as the Northern Ireland experienced warm weather over the weekend. (L-R) Aoibheann Maguire and Kate Welsh Photograph by Declan Roughan

More wall-to-wall sunshine today as Ulster swelters in 27.8 °C

According to the Met Office the mercury will rise to at least 24 °C in some areas of Northern Ireland today, however one reader recorded a temperature of 27.8 °C in the past hour.

Ulster folk are today basking in ‘long periods of unbroken sunshine’.

Forecasters in the Met Office said: "Feeling very warm with light winds. Maximum temperature 24 °C”.

Meanwhile tonight will be “a bright and warm evening but soon cooling off after dusk” with “a minimum temperature 11 °C”.

The great news continues tomorrow (Tuesday) where the temperature is also expected to reach 24 °C.

And the outlook for Wednesday to Friday is “a lot of dry weather with some sunshine and feeling warm” – but “a chance of a few showers on Thursday”.

Meanwhile tonight will be “a bright and warm evening but soon cooling off after dusk” with “a minimum temperature 11 °C”.