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ENJOY it while it lasts is the message for sun worshippers this week as the county is set to bask in sunshine and warm temperatures.
The fine weather is expected to last this week and into next as high pressure dominates our short term forecast. Temperatures could reach as high as 17c this Saturday.
Already, this April has been one of the lowest on record for rainfall and that trend will continue past the Easter weekend.
According to founder of Irish Weather Online Mark Dunphy, however, we shouldn’t be making any long term assumptions based on a fine Easter.
“Long range forecasts are rarely accurate,” he told The Clare People on Monday evening.
“Basing long range weather prospects on the chances of another hurling All-Ireland or behaviour of animals or nature in general is also a flawed science.
“Nature responds to weather and does not signal long term prospects. Therefore, I cannot give any insight on the long range prospects only to say that it appears that it will remain largely dry but overcast times up to and including Bank Holiday Monday.
“It is looking less settled and a little cooler next week,” he added.
Happily coinciding with the school holidays and fine weather is the reopening of The Loop Head Lighthouse in West Clare.
The popular tourist attraction will reopen to the public this Saturday (April 19), Clare County Council has announced.
The local authority, which manages the facility in conjunction with the Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL), says the historic lighthouse will remain open daily (10am to 6pm) until the end of September.