May’s record-breaking heatwave set to return as temperatures could reach 30 degrees

Temperatures are set to soar this week and it is to get hotter as the week goes on.

Temperatures could reach up to 30 degrees in some places later in the week with dry, sunny weather and a chance of thunderstorms.

Today, Monday July 6th, it will be a mostly dry day with warm spells of hazy sunshine developing across the Midlands, South and East.

Top temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees under the cloudier skies in the West and Northwest, but ranging from 20 to 25 degrees elsewhere, with higher maxima across the South Midlands, according to Met Eireann.

Winds will be mostly moderate southwesterly, a little fresher for northern fringes.

Tomorrow, Tuesday 7th July, will start off cloudy in the north and west, with a little patchy light rain, drizzle and mist for a time in the morning, mainly in parts of Ulster and Connacht. It'll be dry elsewhere with good spells of sunshine from early on in the south and east and with sunshine gradually extending further north and west through the day.

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Temperatures will generally rise to the low to mid-twenties, a little higher in parts of the east and southeast, where temperatures will possibly reach 27 or 28 degrees.

It'll be a little cooler in coastal parts of the northwest, west and southwest, with temperatures in these areas in the mid to high teens, due to a light to moderate westerly breeze, according to Met Eireann.

On Wednesday, highest temperatures will range from 18 to 20 degrees in the northwest and west, but generally in low or mid-twenties, highest across Leinster, where temperatures will be even a little higher locally, up to 27 or 28 degrees.

Thursday will bring a good lot of cloud for a time, but it'll be dry apart from a few patches of light rain and drizzle or a few showers, mainly in parts of the west and north.

This will tend to clear away northwards with sunshine becoming more widespread from the south. Highest temperatures of 19 or 20 degrees in coastal parts of the northwest and west, but generally in the low to mid twenties, highest across Munster and Leinster, where temperatures will be a little higher in parts, according to Met Eireann

This coming Friday will be a dry day for most with plenty of warm sunshine.

Met Eireann predicts that there is also the possibility that a few isolated sharp showers or thunderstorms could break out.

It will be hotter than previous days with temperatures reaching the mid to high twenties, possibly touching 30 degrees in places.

Onto the weekend, is is going to continue to be very warm or hot by day with temperatures generally in the mid to high twenties, possibly a little higher in places, highest across the midlands and west.

It will also be very warm and muggy by night with temperatures not falling below 16 to 19 or 20 degrees. While there'll be a lot of dry sunny weather, some thunderstorms are possible too.

Early next week, met Eireann predicts that it will likely to continue very warm or hot and humid with sunshine, but with the ongoing chance of some showers and thunderstorms.