Summer sun! Hottest day of the year forecast for Limerick

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HAVE the ice pops on hand and the sun cream at the ready, as Limerick is set to enjoy some of the highest temperatures in the country this Tuesday.

Forecasts which point at Limerick as being one of the hottest places in the country so far this year have been made, with scorching conditions in the height of the day slipping into balmy nights.

By midday this Tuesday, temperatures are set to reach 22 degrees, with Accuweather reporting 19 degrees as ‘lows’. It is only to get hotter as the day stretches on, with wall to wall sunshine.

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Highs of 25 degrees are expected, with Met Éireann reporting plenty more 'dry and fine' days ahead - including over the bank holiday weekend.

The national forecaster is appealing to people in Limerick and across the country to be vigilant and to take precautions as the UV Index will be high.

Separately, it has also been revealed that Irish households have so far spent €8m on garden party essentials such as barbecues and burgers, as summer sizzles its way into June.

Munster is reported to be the warmest in the country today, with ‘plenty of sunshine’ for the next few days - long may it last!