Warm weather set to continue with highs of 23 degrees
Kenneth Fox
The warm weather is set to continue into next week with highs of 23 degrees on Monday.
From then on, the weather will be more mixed with some showers as well.
Met Éireann said it will be dry in many areas this afternoon and evening with long sunny spells.
However, some showers will develop in parts of Leinster and Munster, heaviest in the southeast and south with spot flooding, lightning and hail possible. Warm and humid with light northerly or variable breezes.
Highest temperatures of 18 to 23 degrees, a little cooler along the north coast.
Monday morning will be mainly dry with sunny spells. Showers will develop in the afternoon and evening, heaviest and most frequent in Ulster, Connacht and west Munster with thunderstorms, spot flooding and hail possible. Highest temperatures of 19 to 23 degrees with light easterly or variable breezes.
They said overall weather will be changeable with showers or longer spells of rain at times. Turning cooler and less humid from midweek.
On Tuesday morning, scattered showers will develop. These will become widespread and heavy during the afternoon with spot flooding, lightning and hail possible. Winds will be light and variable. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees.
Wednesday will bring a mix of sunshine and showers, some possibly heavy. It will be cooler with highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees in light to moderate west to northwest winds.
Thursday looks like being mainly dry over the western half of the country. However, persistent rain will affect eastern counties and will gradually spread westwards later. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees with moderate to fresh northerly winds.
Current indications suggest that Friday will bring showers or longer spells of rain with some brighter intervals possible. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees.
Dry in many areas this afternoon & evening with long sunny spells. 🌤️
However, some showers will develop in parts of Leinster & Munster, heaviest in the SE & S with spot flooding, lightning & hail possible. ⛈️
Highs of 18 to 23°C, a little cooler along the north coast. 🌡️ pic.twitter.com/sRPDa9NwAl— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) May 19, 2024
