Ireland weather: 'Badly needed' temperatures of up to 20C expected over week
The week ahead will see some “badly needed improvement” in the weather as showers clear away and temperatures shoot up to a possible 20C.
While the bank holiday weekend wasn’t the scorcher everybody had hoped for, with some parts of the country seeing drizzle while others saw sunny spells, all in all, it was a bright long weekend with some prolonged sunny spells.
The long weekend isn’t over yet, with Monday promising to bring some more sunny spells, although there will be the odd shower over the day.
In the coming days, things are set to get even better, with Alan O’Reilly from the ever-reliable Carlow Weather sharing some weather charts showing rain clearing off as temperatures rise.
He wrote: “Badly needed improvement coming for the week ahead, cloudy and some showers Monday but very little rain after that for week and getting warmer with 20C possible by day but cool nights.”
Overall, Monday will still see a few showers as well as some clouds, but there will be sunny spells, just not as many as Sunday, the weather expert wrote in a later post.
He wrote, alongside some weather charts: “Monday will see some more cloud and odd shower but some sunny spells also just not as many as today.”
Meanwhile, Met Éireann has forecast a largely dry bank holiday Monday with sunny spells developing over the day but warned of a few well-scattered showers throughout the last day of the long weekend.
Thankfully, the Met Éireann has also forecast a more settled week ahead as high pressure builds, bringing in warmer temperatures. Here is Met Éireann’s forecast for the bank holiday Monday and the coming days:
Bank holiday Monday
Largely cloudy this morning with scattered showers along with some patches of mist and fog for a time.
Through the day, better sunny spells will develop with showers becoming isolated. Highest temperatures of 13C to 18C, cooler though in some northern and northwestern parts, with light to moderate northerly winds.
Dry tonight with long clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 2C to 7C in mostly light northerly breezes.
Tuesday
A mostly dry day tomorrow with sunny spells. A few isolated showers are possible, mainly in the east. Highest temperatures of 15C to 20C generally, mildest in Leinster, in light variable breezes. Slightly cooler though northern and Atlantic fringes.
Tuesday night will be dry and mostly clear to start the night before cloud builds from the west with the odd spot of light rain or drizzle possible near coasts by morning. Lowest temperatures of 5C to 10C, coolest over Ulster. Light southerly or variable breezes will allow some mist and fog to develop.
The rain will clear soon as the sunny weather is set to return
Wednesday
A mostly cloudy day with just limited sunny spells breaking through. Some rain or drizzle will develop in the west and northwest during the day, transitioning to the north in the evening. Staying largely dry elsewhere. Highest temperatures of 14C to 19C, coolest near coasts, in light southwesterly or variable breezes.
On Wednesday night, the rain in the north will clear away through the night, becoming largely dry with clear spells developing. Temperatures not falling below 8C to 12C with light southerly breezes.
Thursday
Dry with hazy spells of sunshine in the morning. Through the afternoon and evening, cloud will build from the west. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20C with light southwesterly breezes.
Mostly dry though cloud will build from the west through the night with further spots of light rain or drizzle possible in the north on Thursday night. Temperatures not falling below 9C to 12C in light southerly breezes.
Friday
Mostly dry and cloudy at first before better spells of sunshine extend from the west with the chance of isolated showers. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21C with light southerly breezes.
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