Ireland could see its record temperature for a single day in May broken this week, Met Éireann has said.
The current record stands at 28.4C, which was recorded on 31 May 1997 at Ardfert Liscahane in Co Kerry, reports RTE.
Met Éireann forecaster Andrew Doran Sherlock said the highest temperatures for May “would generally range between 13C and 16C,” adding: “We are on the cusp of June, where the highest temperatures will be 15C to 18C.
The current record for temperatures in May was 28.4C and that was recorded on 31 May 1997. We could see higher than that over the next couple of days.”
He advised people to use sunscreen due to the high UV index, noting that the highest temperature reached the previous day was 24.8C in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, reports RTE.
Temperatures on Monday ranged between 23C and 28C, with slightly cooler conditions around western and northern coasts.
Mr Sherlock said temperatures remaining in the high 20s was unusual for this time of year, but that outbreaks of rain would begin pushing up from the southwest from Thursday, bringing about a change, reports RTE.
Friday would be mostly dry, with temperatures set to fall back over the June Bank Holiday weekend, he added, reports RTE.
Mr Sherlock also advised people to take care if swimming during the warm spell.
Northern Ireland reached 2026 record temperatures of 23.4C in Armagh the previous day, and temperatures could reach 24C there on Monday, according to the UK Met Office, reports RTE.
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