High temperature warning still in place as parts of Ireland to reach 30 degrees
Kenneth Fox
A status yellow high temperature warning remains in effect for all of Leinster and Co Tipperary until Friday morning.
It follows a humid night, with lows of 19 degrees recorded in some parts of the country.
Thursday will be generally humid and very warm or hot with variable cloud and some sunny spells, the best of these across the midlands and east.
Showers or showery outbreaks will mainly affect the northwestern half of the country, some heavy with thunderstorms possible, especially further north.
Mainly dry elsewhere for much of the day, though with the chance of a few sharp, possibly thundery showers.
During the evening, showery rain will extend further eastwards.
Highest temperatures generally of 23 to 30 or 31 degrees, hottest further east, closer to 20 degrees in western and southwestern coastal parts, with some hill and coastal mist and fog at times.
Rather cloudy and humid for a time with showers or showery outbreaks of rain and drizzle continuing to move eastwards, along with the chance of a few lingering thunderstorms.
Friday will be a fresher day, with a fair deal of cloud around, but some sunny spells too.
Plenty of dry weather with just some well-scattered showers, mainly in the west and north. Highest temperatures will range from 17 degrees in the northwest up to 24 or 25 degrees in the south and east, in light to moderate northwest breezes.
Mainly dry on Saturday, with the likelihood that it will be mostly dry on Sunday too. It looks like an Atlantic more changeable regime will take over from Monday.
There will just be a few isolated light showers, mainly in the north and west. Highest temperatures will range from around 16 or 17 degrees in the northwest to 22 degrees in the southeast in a light to moderate west to northwest breeze.
Sunday is likely to bring a good deal of dry weather with a mix of cloud and some bright or sunny spells.
Cloud is likely to increase through the day with the chance of some rain and drizzle along the west coast later in the day. Highest temperatures of 17 to 22 degrees in light variable breezes, becoming light to moderate southwesterly.
Monday will be a breezy day and cloudy for a time with rain spreading eastwards across the country through the morning and early afternoon, heavy at times.
The rain will be followed by bright or sunny spells and a scattering of showers.
Humid with the rain, with highest temperatures of 19 to 23 degrees in fresh and gusty southerly winds, strong at times in coastal parts of the west and south, veering southwest to west as the rain clears.
A ⚠️Status Yellow High Temperature Warning ⚠️has been issued today, Tuesday 11/08.
Valid from 06:00 Wed 12/08 to 06:00 Fri 14/08
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— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) August 11, 2026
