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”.