‘Summer is back' as temperatures to ‘rise' to 26C next week as Met Eireann forecast ‘dry, sunny and warm' weather
GETTING HEATED 'Summer is back' as temperatures to 'rise' to 26C next week as Met Eireann forecast 'dry, sunny and warm' weather
IRELAND could be hit with 26C temperatures amid a "dry, sunny and warm" forecast for next week.
Weather experts have promised "summer is back" amid the warmer switch as we near the middle of August.
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Temperatures will rise by tomorrow
Credit: Meteologix
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And they will get even hotter by next week
Credit: Meteologix
It comes after weather bosses promise a 21C to 23C weekend across the country today and tomorrow.
Alongside those 21C temperatures today will see sunny spells amid scattered rainfall.
A narrow band of rain across Leinster and Munster will turn lighter as the day progresses giving way to "sunny spells".
And tomorrow it will turn wetter again for some parts with "persistent" rain.
However, some places will escape the downpours and be blessed with 23C temps.
Met Eireann warned: "Cloud and patchy rain or drizzle in the southeast will extend elsewhere tomorrow morning.
"More persistent rain will develop in the west and north during the afternoon and evening, while it'll be drier in the south and east with some hazy sunshine breaking through at times.
"Becoming humid with highest temperatures of 17C in the northwest to 23C in the southeast, and a light to moderate southerly wind."
Despite the Sunday washout and looming thunderstorms Met Eireann still had positive news for next week.
They said: "A humid and warm start to the week.
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"Dry and sunny on Monday but heavy showers or thunderstorms will affect some areas from Tuesday."
Weighing in Meteorologist Cathal Nolan of Ireland's Weather Channel said "summer is back" as he predicted highs of 26C.
Posting on Facebook he said: "Looking forward to what is now promising to be quite a nice spell of weather as we go in to next week also.
"Temperatures over the next couple of days are going to be on the rise and they're going to stay very warm as we go through next week as well.
"The temperatures on some of the models where we see some of the sunnier breaks breaking through could well get up in to the mid 20s.
"25C, 26C is a possibility in some locations as we go in to next week in particular."
And Cathal added: "Certainly we are warming back up.
"We're seeing summer like temperatures return to Ireland."
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