Some showers in the South of the country are about the only blot on the horizon.

After nighttime temperatures of 9-12 degrees Celsius and patches of showers in the South and center, the first day of the new workweek will start off with clear blue skies nationwide and temperatures of 14-16 degrees on the mainland (12 degrees over Hiiumaa).

As the day progress there will however be showers and even a chance of thunderstorms in southern and southeastern Estonia, which could bring some strong winds and possibly hail this afternoon. It will remain particularly warm there however, at 22-24 degrees.

Temperatures in the northern and western portions of the country will be slightly lower: 18 degrees in Tallinn, 17 degrees in Narva, 20 degrees in western Estonia, 21 degrees on Saaremaa and 15 degrees on Hiiumaa.

The wind will also pick up during the day, with norther(east)erlies of 4-10 meters per second in gusts up to 15 meters per second expected.

Clear, sunny and dry days are expected for the rest of the working week across the country, however.

Ambient temperatures will be on the rise, from an average of 20 degrees Tuesday to 23 degrees Friday, while nighttime temperatures will peak at 12 degrees on average in the latter part of the week.

Wind speeds will be moderate, primarily blowing from the east and northeast.

Dawn on Monday was at 4.35 a.m. and sunset is bang on 10 p.m. (Tallinn times). Sunrise will be a few minutes earlier and sundown around 10 minutes later, by Friday.

The recent dry spell and warm weather bringing people outdoors in droves has led to heightened forest fire warnings, with firefighters already having been called out to one blaze in Ida-Viru County over the weekend.

--

Follow ERR News on Facebook and Twitter and never miss an update!