Ireland’s weather warnings for last night will give way to balmy weather and highs of 18 degrees later this week, with the possibility of even higher temperatures later in the month, reports The Mirror.
Met Éireann has issued separate status yellow rain warnings for Cork and Waterford due to the expected arrival of heavy rain on Sunday evening. The national forecaster has indicated that there is a possibility of spot flooding in both counties.
But the rest of the nation won’t be spared from the rain, which is expected to begin in the western regions around midday on Sunday, move eastward across the nation, and occasionally get quite heavy, especially in the south.
The good news is that things will start to improve on Monday, with quite pleasant October weather and highs of up to 18 degrees by the middle of the week. Despite the warmer weather, there is still a good chance of rain. From Monday through the next weekend, there are forecasts for varied amounts of rain every day, with Tuesday probably being the wettest day of the week, reports The Mirror.
Even though Met Éireann’s outlook for the weekend calls for “further showers on Saturday and more persistent rain on Sunday,” there are some more positive indicators in their extended range forecast. The upcoming week, from October 21 to October 27, is predicted to see a continuation of the trend of rising temperatures, as it “shows a signal for high pressure over Europe to extend over Ireland bringing higher than average temperatures.”
A second “Indian summer” could occur in the two months that follow the pleasant warm spell that began in September, according to weather maps that also show a significant rise in temperatures that may reach 20C. An “Indian summer” is defined as an unseasonably warm and dry period of weather that occasionally occurs in the autumn, reports The Mirror.
As always, keep in mind that long-range weather models are infamously prone to modification. While Met Eireann admits that their prolonged forecasts “can sometimes provide insights into weather patterns,” it also warns that they have “generally low skill” since the atmosphere’s turbulent character makes forecasts longer than a week more unpredictable.
However, if we’re searching for cause for hope, Met Éireann’s extended range prognosis for the next week indicates “lower than average rainfall” from October 28 to November 3 and “a weak signal for high pressure over Ireland to continue,” reports The Mirror.
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