Weather expert pinpoints exact date scorching heatwave could hit Ireland

Irish Daily Mirror

2 days ago

Ireland is set to be hit by torrential rain and "unseasonably" strong winds on Monday evening, but there is light at the end of the tunnel as clear blue skies and scorching temperatures could return next week.
Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow rain and wind warning for three counties, with rain set to develop in the west this afternoon before travelling eastward and soaking almost every inch of the country throughout the evening.
The weather warning is in place from 2pm until 10pm for Galway, Mayo and Kerry, with the national forecaster warning that heavy showers could lead to spot flooding and difficult travelling conditions in some areas.
The miserable conditions are expected to continue throughout the week with further spells of rain on the cards, although it looks as if we won't have too long to wait before the return of some summery weather.
Ireland weather expert Alan O'Reilly, who mans the ever-reliable Carlow Weather account on social media, issued a weather update to his followers on Monday ahead of the arrival of the wet and windy conditions.
"Bank Holiday Monday and it's a glorious morning," he said in a video message shared on X / Twitter.
"But the breeze going to start picking up and it's going to start getting very windy by around lunchtime for many areas, but strong gusts into the west this afternoon and this evening.
"That heavy rain a little bit slower now, reaching the west coast probably in or around 3pm or 4pm, maybe 5pm really before it gets inland.
"It won't reach the east coast until probably around 10pm tonight, so the good news is apart from the wind this afternoon and this evening, it will still be good for many areas.
"The week ahead, it's scattered showers and sunny spells and still breezy. No great heat - temperatures only struggling to get above 15C or 16C in some areas.
"The weekend ahead, little bit uncertain yet. Friday could be wet enough, Saturday looks showery.
"Sunday does look a good day at the moment as high pressure just tries to build up, but I don't know if it's going to stay there. At the moment it looks like low pressure from the west could just knock it back".
O'Reilly went on to say that current weather models suggest that the glorious sunny weather Ireland experienced last month could return on June 13, although the weather expert stressed that the forecast remains "uncertain" and could change over the next few days.
"The weather models are still signalling high pressure to build in around June 13, but this far out it's uncertain," he revealed.
"Lots of people messaging me asking me about heatwaves and long term forecast. At this stage it is still uncertain, but there is a trend there still for good weather to return around June 13.
"I said Friday the thirteenth could be lucky for some about a week ago and it's still looking that way, but obviously it is still a bit out."