NI enjoys the sun - and there’s more to come

While all parts saw hot and sunny weather today, the temperature rose as high as 24 degrees Celsius in Newtownstewart and Armagh City at lunchtime, according to the Met Office.

The soaring temperatures, which brought families out to local beaches, is set to continue for several more days.

It will be dry and bright with sunny spells tomorrow, feeling very warm in the west but cooler towards the Irish Sea coast with freshening southeasterly winds and a top temperature of 24C.

The weekend will be dry and very warm with good spells of sunshine.

June will begin mostly dry and sunny with a chance of rain and showers in northern and western parts as the month goes on.

A very warm start will give way to more normal temperatures in the middle of the month and a shift to changeable weather with an increased chance of showers or longer spells of rain across all parts.