‘Rollercoaster of temperatures' hit Ireland in 10-day forecast before ‘high chance' of summer heatwave return in weeks
IRELAND is in for a "rollercoaster of temperatures" over the coming 10 days - with highs forecast to possibly hit 24C before disappearing again.
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Temperatures could reach up to 22C tomorrow
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Ireland could warm up for the second half of our summer
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Looking at the week ahead, Carlow Weather's Alan O'Reilly told how Ireland has returned to its more
He said: "A rollercoaster of temperatures over the coming 10 days with some brief pulses of warmer air over Ireland but doesn't stay long."
The weather boffin added that parts of
And looking at how wet the week ahead will be, O'Reilly said: "Total rainfall forecast for next seven days, highest totals in Ireland likely in West and Northwest with Southeast expected to see a lot less."
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He explained: "While seasonal forecasts remain rather difficult to produce there are signs emerging if one reads a little deeper into the sea surface temperatures across the Atlantic that we won't see a repeat of the past two overcast and rather disappointing summers, with a higher chance of more settled conditions taking hold for the second half of the summer.
"This is well represented in the latest ECMWF sub-seasonal forecast with a clear trend towards more settled conditions with high pressure from the middle of July onwards.
"Indeed the red bars indicate the preference for a blocked pattern, with high pressure building either across or to the northeast of the country, ensuring warmer sunnier conditions."
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However, before the summer-like conditions arrive, the weather looks set to stay rather mixed as the jet stream steers in a number of low pressure systems which brush along the northwest coast.
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Ireland's Weather Channel explained: "Indeed a northwest southeast split in our weather develops with the best conditions at all times this week in the southeast, while it's more overcast and wet in the northwest."
The weather expert pinpointed Wednesday, Thursday and the weekend as the best days this week, especially across east Munster and much of Leinster.
Looking at conditions tomorrow,
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Cloud will thicken from the Atlantic later, and rain will develop in the west and southwest by evening time.
The national forecaster said temperatures will peak between 17C and 22C.
UNCERTAIN WEEKEND
And looking towards Saturday, Met Eireann say current indications suggest it could be a "mainly dry and sunny" day with southwesterly winds continuing to ease and just the chance of a few showers.
Temperatures will peak between 16C and 21C.
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Met Eireann said the rest of the weekend still looks uncertain.
It said: "Still uncertain, but potentially more cloud and rain spreading from the Atlantic, with the best chance of drier and more settled conditions in the east and southeast."
Ireland's Weather Channel said temperatures may creep as high as 24C this weekend.
He explained: "One area to watch at the moment is for warmer temperatures creeping into the models for Saturday and Sunday, with highs possibly reaching up to 23C or 24C, maybe even a little higher to the east of high ground in East Munster and Leinster where a Foehn effect could help temperatures reach up to 26C."
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