Met Éireann confirms ‘prolonged spell of very warm weather' this week with Oasis fans set for a scorcher

Irish Independent

a day ago

Met Éireann has confirmed that Ireland could be set to experience a heatwave this week with Oasis fans set to benefit as temperatures rise into the mid to high-20s in many areas.
Forecaster, Siobhan Ryan said despite a "mixed picture" for various parts of the country in the coming days, we're in for "a prolonged spell of very warm weather'.
She told RTÉ's News at One: 'Tomorrow's temperatures could climb to 27 to 28C. The next few days' temperatures will be well above usual, with the rest of the week's mean temperatures will be coming in around 4C above usual.
"I think this current spell of weather, we could see a heatwave develop.
'Some areas will get thundery downpours, while other parts of the country will get hot sunshine,' Ms Ryan added.
Despite hot temperatures this summer, Ireland has yet to see a heatwave, which is categorised as temperatures in excess of 25C for five days or more.
For the coming weekend, Ms Ryan said the weather should be mostly warm and dry with any of the thundery downpours likely to be confined to the west and south west.
The forecast spells good news for 160,000 Oasis fans descending on the capital for this weekend's performances in Croke Park.
"Where there is big things happening in Dublin, in Croke Park, I think at this stage it should be dry, warm and sunny,' Ms Ryan told listeners.
'For most of the country, it will be a hot spell of weather, rather than a warm spell of weather. Looking at the charts the temperature profile, they look high, even into next week.
'This is currently looking like a prolonged spell of very warm weather.'
While Ms Ryan added that sporadic thundery downpours can't be ruled out for tomorrow and Wednesday, she continued: 'It looks after that, that conditions will dry up somewhat for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.'
It will be dry for most tomorrow with spells of sunshine; however, a few scattered showers may develop in places through the day, which could be heavy or thundery.
Similarly, for the next number of days, there will be plenty of dry weather, with some showery interludes in certain areas. Temperatures are set to hit highs of 21 to 25C.
Wednesday will be another warm and humid day with sunny spells, though showers or showery outbreaks of rain will likely push up from the south with some thunderstorms possible.
Thursday will see a mix of cloud and sunny spells with scattered showers.
Friday will see sunny spells with light outbreaks of rain breaking up through the day to leave longer spells of sunshine later on.
The west and southwest are likely to see downpours; however, it looks like it should be dry, warm and sunny in Croke Park this weekend.
It comes as an amber heat alert has been issued for parts of England with authorities warning soaring temperatures this week are likely to cause a rise in deaths.
The warnings, described as an "enhanced hot weather response", cover the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, and the South East.
The alerts are set to remain in place until 6pm on Wednesday, with yellow alerts in place for the remainder of England at the same time.
The UK Health Security Agency has warned people with health conditions and over 65s will be most vulnerable.
It will mark the UK's fourth heatwave this summer.