Ireland’s recent heatwave may be over, but it seems we don’t have too long to wait until the sizzling conditions return, with temperatures forecast to hit 30C within days.
After a dramatic end to June that saw temperatures climb above 30C in some parts of the country, far cooler and wetter conditions have dominated over the past week, reports The Mirror.
It has been a largely unsettled start to July, with thunderstorms, hail and heavy downpours sweeping across many areas.
However, glorious summer conditions are just on the horizon, with a forecaster revealing it is “highly likely at this stage we will see another heatwave developing” next week, reports The Mirror.
In Ireland, the definition of a heatwave is when five or more consecutive Summer Days of 25C are observed at a Met Éireann station.
According to climate scientist Cathal Nolan of Ireland’s Weather Channel, the thermometer looks set to hit 25C at the end of next week, with the warm temperatures continuing into the following weekend to usher in Ireland’s next heatwave, reports The Mirror.
In a message shared with his followers on Friday, Nolan said: “By the time we get into Monday, we have high pressure just to our south with the final bit of mist and drizzle to our north.
“But as we get into Tuesday we lose that as this large area of high pressure to our southwest pushes up and by Wednesday it is sitting directly across the country, we have clear blue skies, sunshine and indeed we have temperatures up to the mid 20s, reports The Mirror.
“If we continue on, even out to Thursday, Friday and into next weekend, and right the way through the weekend and into the following week, right the way out to the middle of the month, it is a case of pleasant, warm sunshine, at times even becoming hot locally, with temperatures up to the high 20s, perhaps even the low 30s.
“We are concerned about central and western Europe once again — France, northern Spain, western Germany and parts of the south of England — where heatwave conditions are likely to develop, reports The Mirror.
“And while we are on the topic — five days of 25C is what is required for an Irish heatwave, it is highly likely at this stage we will see another heatwave developing as we go through next week and into the following weekend.”
According to Met Éireann, there will be plenty of dry weather overall this weekend with occasional rain and drizzle, mainly affecting the west and north, reports The Mirror.
The national forecaster says the best of the sunny spells will be in the south and east at first, with sunshine amounts improving generally in the early part of next week.
Saturday 4 July will be often cloudy but largely dry for many with the best of any sunny spells in the south and east, with patchy light rain, drizzle and mist affecting mainly Connacht and Ulster and just a few light spots possible elsewhere, and highest temperatures of 15C in the northwest to 23C in the southeast in moderate west to southwest winds, fresher along western and northwestern coasts, reports The Mirror.
Tonight will be generally cloudy with just limited clear spells in the south and east, with patchy light rain, drizzle and mist affecting mainly parts of the north and west along with some hill fog, and lowest temperatures of 12C to 15C in a light to moderate west to southwest breeze.
Sunday 5 July will be cloudy in many parts but sunny spells will develop in the south and southeast, with patchy light rain, drizzle and mist persisting in parts of the north and west but dry elsewhere, and highest temperatures from 16C in the west and northwest to 24C or 25C in the south and southeast with light to moderate west to southwest winds, reports The Mirror.
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