Temperatures throughout Ireland this afternoon stayed very close to the warm levels recorded yesterday.
However, it appears that no new records were set.
According to Met Éireann's online observational data, air temperatures reached a high of 17 degrees Celsius this afternoon at weather stations in Valentia in Co Kerry, Athenry in Co Galway and Casement in Co Dublin.
Staying dry and pleasant everywhere with further god sunshine; and cloud mainly in the west. Highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees -warmest in the west.
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 26, 2019
The highest temperature recorded yesterday was at Mount Dillon weather station in Co Roscommon, where the temperature reached a high of 17.3 degrees Celsius.
The record high temperature for the month of February in Ireland was 18.1 degrees. That was recorded 128 years ago, in 1891, at Phoenix Park.
Met Éireann is forecasting that the weather will remain unseasonably warm again tomorrow with highest temperatures in the range of 13 to 17 degrees expected for the third day in a row.
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Yesterday's new record in the UK for warmest winter day was surpassed today, again in Wales, with temperatures reaching higher than 20C.
Up to 17.2c now at Valentia in Kerry, 14c in Carlow with a smell of fresh cut grass in the Town park and not a cloud in sight. Make the most of it though normal weather service resumes from the weekend! pic.twitter.com/RF2git68zs
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) February 26, 2019
Fire crews battled gorse fires last night and today in the Dublin area.
Some images from today's gorse fire in #Bohernabreena. Although there was property in the area, none were damaged by the fires #Dublin #fire #SDCC pic.twitter.com/Izn73fR9aB
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) February 26, 2019
