'Worryingly' high temperatures across the Mediterranean - but will Ireland see the heat?
While temperatures are 'significantly above average' in the Mediterranean sea, Irish weather is set to remain 'mixed' for the foreseeable.
Parts of France have been hit with thunderstorms while Spain is facing a heatwave with one weather expert noting that the above average temperatures in the Mediterranean Sea and Bay of Biscay is 'worrying.'
Meanwhile the weather in Ireland is changeable with high temperatures mixed with unsettled and somewhat damp conditions. While temperatures are 'significantly above average' in the Mediterranean sea, Irish weather is set to remain 'mixed' for the foreseeable. Pic: Getty Images
UK-based weather experts Metwatch explained that anomalies in the Med. Sea and Bay of Biscay were 3-6C above the norm for June.
They warned: 'Upcoming heatwaves will likely be more intense & uncomfortable for central & southern Europe.'
As well as Spain, Portugal and the South of France are expected to see temperatures exceeding 40C.
This is worrying.Once again sea surface temperatures in the Mediterranean sea & Bay of Biscay are significantly above average. Anomalies are 3C-6C above the norm for the end of June.
Upcoming heatwaves will likely be more intense & uncomfortable for central & southern Europe. pic.twitter.com/NDy81NXDFt — MetWatch ☈ (@MetWatchUK) June 24, 2025
Irish weather expert Alan O'Reilly on Carlow Weather has said the coming days in Ireland will see rain reducing on Friday and sunny spells a possibility in the Southeast and East.
'Dublin looking good for Friday night gigs,' he added.
Met Éireann are forecasting a breezy day on Thursday with sunny spells and isolated showers initially. The day is expected to turn cloudier through the afternoon with outbreaks of rain and drizzle pushing eastwards. Looking towards Sunday, there is some uncertainty with the day starting cloudy and wet but becoming drier and brighter later in the day. Temperatures are forecast to be between 19 and 23 degrees. Pic: Getty Images
Thursday night will be mild, cloudy and breezy while Friday is set to be 'rather blustery' with outbreaks fo rain and drizzle becoming lighter and patchier by evening time.
Friday night will kick off breezy with patchy light rain or drizzle lingering over the west and northwest while elsewhere will be generally drier but still cloudy.
'Current indications suggest light patchy rain will slowly spread southeastwards through Saturday,' the forecaster says, adding that there will be a gradual clearance to sunny spells and isolated showers in the northwest of Connacht and Ulster.
Looking towards Sunday, there is some uncertainty with the day starting cloudy and wet but becoming drier and brighter later in the day. Temperatures are forecast to be between 19 and 23 degrees.
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