Ireland weather: 'Thunderstorm risk' before 'major change' as temperatures set to shoot up
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Weather forecasters have shared a stormy outlook for Ireland - before much warmer weather sweeps in late next week.
For the last week or so, numerous forecasts have shown a change is on the way, with much warmer weather pushing up from the south. However, before that Spanish heat plume hits, there's a greater risk of thunderstorms which will also bring heat and humidity with it.
The Snow Dreamer on Twitter added that these strong thunderstorms should arrive late next week around Thursday or Friday before much more settled weather moves in from the weekend onwards - so it may feel a bit like Autumn now, but the hot summer weather is just around the corner. The Snow Dreamer tweeted: "There's much greater thunderstorm risk next week. Heat and humidity involved and shortwave trough destabilising flow. The likelihood of UK storms appears high the specific areas less so."
"Perhaps even some strong thunderstorms about Thurs-Fri… and then settled and very warm weather looks to shortly reassume next weekend. A very summery outlook, it might seem a bit autumnal now but major changes are coming."
Today in Dublin, it will start cloudy and dull with a few isolated showers, before clearing up this afternoon with some sunny spells. Temperatures will get up to 16C.
Tonight will be cloudy once more with some mist developing, and lowest temperatures of 6C. And here is what Met Eireann are saying for the next few days:
Monday: Cloud will push over the country becoming quite overcast by early morning. Outbreaks of rain will develop from the afternoon as westerly breezes freshen a little. Highest temperatures of 14 to 16 degrees.
Monday night: Rather cloudy with outbreaks of rain across the northern half of the country with occasional drizzle elsewhere. The best of the dry weather in the south and southeast. Perhaps a little milder overnight with lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees with a southwesterly breeze.
Tuesday: Another cloudy and more unsettled day with rain and overcast conditions for the afternoon and evening with the most persistent spells along our western counties. Southwesterly breezes will continue with highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees.
Tuesday night: Cloudy with rain continuing but it will become patchy as the night goes on with some dry spells developing especially in the east. Southwesterly breezes will fall light overnight with lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees. Some areas of mist and fog will form particularly in Munster and south Leinster.
Wednesday: Cloudy with showers developing through late morning and into the afternoon. They may be heavy at times in the north with a developing southerly breeze. Feeling milder too with highest temperatures of 19 to 22 degrees.
Further outlook: Low pressure looks to dominate the weather with showers and rather cloudy conditions overall. Milder air will be moving up from the south so temperatures are likely to reach the low 20's but this could also increase the chance of heavy showers particularly for more northern areas.
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Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Weather forecasters have shared a stormy outlook for Ireland - before much warmer weather sweeps in late next week. For the last week or so, numerous forecasts have shown a change is on the way, with much warmer weather pushing up from the south. However, before that Spanish heat plume hits, there's a greater risk of thunderstorms which will also bring heat and humidity with it. The Snow Dreamer on Twitter added that these strong thunderstorms should arrive late next week around Thursday or Friday before much more settled weather moves in from the weekend onwards - so it may feel a bit like Autumn now, but the hot summer weather is just around the corner. The Snow Dreamer tweeted: "There's much greater thunderstorm risk next week. Heat and humidity involved and shortwave trough destabilising flow. The likelihood of UK storms appears high the specific areas less so." "Perhaps even some strong thunderstorms about Thurs-Fri… and then settled and very warm weather looks to shortly reassume next weekend. A very summery outlook, it might seem a bit autumnal now but major changes are coming." Today in Dublin, it will start cloudy and dull with a few isolated showers, before clearing up this afternoon with some sunny spells. Temperatures will get up to 16C. Tonight will be cloudy once more with some mist developing, and lowest temperatures of 6C. And here is what Met Eireann are saying for the next few days: Monday: Cloud will push over the country becoming quite overcast by early morning. Outbreaks of rain will develop from the afternoon as westerly breezes freshen a little. Highest temperatures of 14 to 16 degrees. Monday night: Rather cloudy with outbreaks of rain across the northern half of the country with occasional drizzle elsewhere. The best of the dry weather in the south and southeast. Perhaps a little milder overnight with lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees with a southwesterly breeze. Tuesday: Another cloudy and more unsettled day with rain and overcast conditions for the afternoon and evening with the most persistent spells along our western counties. Southwesterly breezes will continue with highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees. Tuesday night: Cloudy with rain continuing but it will become patchy as the night goes on with some dry spells developing especially in the east. Southwesterly breezes will fall light overnight with lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees. Some areas of mist and fog will form particularly in Munster and south Leinster. Wednesday: Cloudy with showers developing through late morning and into the afternoon. They may be heavy at times in the north with a developing southerly breeze. Feeling milder too with highest temperatures of 19 to 22 degrees. Further outlook: Low pressure looks to dominate the weather with showers and rather cloudy conditions overall. Milder air will be moving up from the south so temperatures are likely to reach the low 20's but this could also increase the chance of heavy showers particularly for more northern areas. Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice . For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
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