Ireland is hotter than SPAIN right now (but hurry outside, because it won't last long)

The sun is splitting the stones across Ireland right now and the good news is; it's getting warmer, with temperatures due to top a toasty 17C by later this afternoon.

Mother's Day 2017 is set to be the warmest of the year so far; ideal for that Sunday stroll after a long lunch.

Mother's Day sunrise on Sandymount Strand, reflecting on the 23 hour day... #Dublin #Sunrise #Poolbeg #Sandymount #MothersDay #reflections pic.twitter.com/4BhzWNUJJs
— David Costello (@DavidCostelloDC) March 26, 2017

Relaxing time #park @VoceDelVerboPar @Discover_Dublin @DiscoverGubbio pic.twitter.com/BTx8mRSX9R
— Francesca Fiorucci (@FraFio78) March 26, 2017

Great drying weather #cork #sun pic.twitter.com/B6Rp244tkB
— Brian O Keeffe (@tweetBrianOK) March 25, 2017

So Ireland... Did you just skip spring entirely? #Ireland #IrishWeather #Seasons #AtLeastTheWeatherIsGood #Spring? pic.twitter.com/Zw5cGkB6iu
— Job Geibriel (@jobgm_8) March 25, 2017

Meanwhile, folks in Barcelona are tucking into their Sunday tapas in 12C sunshine and it's a measly 9C in Madrid. Enjoy it while you can though (get outdoors and soak up all that mood-boosting Vitamin D) because light showers will worsen to long spells of rain later in the week.

Ireland is hotter than SPAIN right now (but hurry outside, because it won’t last long)

The sun is splitting the stones across Ireland right now and the good news is; it's getting warmer, with temperatures due to top a toasty 17C by later this afternoon.