Weekend 'looking pretty good' as experts pinpoint return of 25 degree heat
Continuing unsettled with rain for the week but the weekend is set to become warmer and drier
While the June weather hasn’t got off to the best start as heavy rain, thunder and lightning and cooler temperatures have dominated the past week, experts have said warmer and drier weather is on the way with the weekend ahead ‘looking pretty good’,
According to Carlow Weatherman Alan O’Reilly, weather models continue to show high pressure building from the South and will bring warmer air up into Western Europe by end of week.
Meanwhile, Met Éireann have given their five-day-forecast, warning of unsettled conditions for the week ahead but have pinpointed Saturday to reach a scorching 25 degrees in some places.
Today
Today will bring sunshine and showers, some heavy with a chance of hail and isolated thunderstorms. Cool for this time of year with highest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees and moderate to fresh, gusty westerly winds.
Clear spells and showers tonight, the showers heaviest and most frequent over the western half of the country. Chilly with lowest temperatures of 4 to 9 degrees, and light southwesterly breezes.
Wednesday
Wednesday will be bright with sunny spells and scattered showers, which will gradually die out through the late afternoon and evening. Cloud will increase from the west through the evening. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees with moderate westerly winds.
On Wednesday night, rain will develop in the west and spread eastwards across the country, heavy at times. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees, with light westerly winds backing southerly and increasing moderate to fresh.
Thursday
Starting off wet with widespread rain, which will clear eastwards by early afternoon. The rest of the day will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of showery rain. Some brighter intervals will develop too. It will be milder than previous days with highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees, and with moderate to fresh southerly winds veering west to southwest as rain clears.
Thursday night will be mild and mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with moderate southwest winds.
Friday
Friday will be mostly cloudy with a fair amount of dry weather and some patchy rain and drizzle. Highest temperatures of 15 degrees in the northwest to 20 degrees in the southeast, with moderate to fresh southwest to west winds.
Saturday
Saturday will start off mostly cloudy in Ulster with patchy rain or drizzle in places. Brighter weather further south will extend to all areas in the afternoon.
It will be a noticeably warmer day with highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees in Connacht and Ulster and reaching between 22 and 25 degrees in Leinster and Munster with light to moderate southwest breezes.
Sunday
Sunday will be warm and mainly dry. Patchy rain or drizzle may develop in the west and northwest. Highest temperatures of 18 to 24 degrees with light southerly breezes, warmest in Leinster and Munster.
Further Outlook
At the moment it looks like there will be some rain at times early next week with temperatures dropping back to the mid to high teens.