Ireland Weather: Met Eireann Trouble Encouraging Weekend Forecast As Temperatures Soar To 22 ° C

Met Eireann issued an encouraging forecast for a “hot and humid” weekend, with temperatures rising to 22 ° C.

However, this is not all good news, as there may be occasional bouts of rain and drizzle on both Saturday and Sunday.

Meanwhile, today it will be dry and sunny in most areas with highs reaching 18 ° C.

And Thursday will be more or less the same, with some patches of light rain and drizzle from the Atlantic.

A forecaster from Met Eireann said: “Mostly dry today, with periods of sunshine, but there will be some scattered showers, mainly in the western and northern coastal areas in the morning and early afternoon. Quite cool and cool. High temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees, mostly moderate northwesterly breezes, cool to strong for a time off the northern coasts, but lessening later.

“Tomorrow, Thursday, it will be dry in most areas, with spells of sunshine or sunshine in the morning, but clouds will pick up from the west and some patches of light rain or drizzle may appear in the western and northwestern coastal areas Maximum temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees Celsius, with mostly light to moderate breezes from the southwest, but the winds will be cool to strong on the west and northwest coasts. “

And as we move into the weekend, weather experts predict it will get “hot and humid” with many periods of sunshine and highs of 22 ° C.

A forecaster added: “On Friday, the rain will gradually spread from the west and northwest during the morning and afternoon, persistent and locally strong in parts of Connacht and Ulster in the morning, but tending to become more erratic as it moves. to the southeast.

“Brighter conditions, with spells of sun and scattered rain, will follow from the northwest. Cool, with maximum temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees, with moderate to cool winds from west to southwest, strong on the coasts of Ulster and north of Connacht.

“Saturday will still be quite cool and mostly dry, with bright streaks at first, but cloudy conditions will spread from the Atlantic and some rain or drizzle will develop in the Atlantic coastal counties. Max 14-18 degrees Celsius.

“Getting windy, especially in the Atlantic, with moderate southwesterly winds increasing from cool to strong, with gales later off the northwestern shores. They become mild and wet.

“Sunday is quite hot and humid, with rain and drizzle at times, mainly in the counties on the Atlantic coast. There is also fog in the hills and the coast. Some episodes of sunshine or sunshine will develop, mainly in the east and the The maximum temperatures will oscillate between 17 and 22 degrees Celsius, with moderate to cool winds from south to southwest, still strong on the Atlantic coasts “.