Exact time thunderstorms to strike Ireland TODAY amid ‘cooler' weather warning for Dublin beachgoers in new forecast
MET Eireann has warned that thunderstorms could strike Ireland today before sunshine breaks through and temps over 20C blast.
Dublin is expected to be one of the coolest areas of Ireland this week as
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Weather graphs show thunderstorms over Waterford in just a few hours
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Thunderstorms could strike some counties tonight and tomorrow
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And those in the capital who are expecting to head to the nearest beach after the glorious forecast have been warned they may need to wrap up a bit.
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But the cloud and rain or drizzle will move southwest this afternoon and evening and it will brighten up a bit in the capital as temperatures peak at around 17C later this evening.
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The weather boffins warned that there is a "slight chance of thunder" tonight and tomorrow but said counties in the south are most likely to be affected.
Isolated thunderstorms are expected in
Met Eireann's forecast show the thunderstorms striking after 6pm this evening.
Temperatures won't be overly cold either, with Met Eireann forecasting lows of around 12C.
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There will be a good amount of dry and sunny weather tomorrow.
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However, the south of the country is expected to see showers, some of which will be heavy with thunderstorms.
It will be warmest in the west and north with temperatures peaking at 25C - but Met Eireann warned that the heat is expected to reach just 19C at around 7pm in Dublin tomorrow evening.
Tuesday night will be dry with clear spells and temperatures "not falling below 8C to 11C".
And Met Eireann has pinpointed Wednesday as the date "sunshine is to begin".
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Dublin is set to escape the showers developing in the west and southwest later on but will experience the coolest temperatures, which are expected to peak between 16C and 22C across Ireland.
Thursday is looking to be another dry day with long spells of sunshine and highest temperatures between 16C to 23C.
However, Met Eireann warned Dublin will be one of the coolest areas in the country with temperatures up to 23C expected in the west and southwest.
The capital is set to see temperatures peak at 16C on the same day.
On Friday, the entire country can expect another dry day with "long spells of sunshine" and temperatures peaking at 21C.
But Met Eireann warned temperatures may only just top 16C in Dublin.
Looking further ahead, the weather chiefs confirmed conditions look set to continue improving over the weekend.
Met Eireann said: "High pressure will likely become dominant through the weekend, bringing mainly fine and settled conditions.
"Daytime highs in high teens or low 20s, in mostly light to moderate easterly breezes."
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Some light rain will fall early this week before high pressure takes over
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Dublin is expected to be cooler than many other areas of the country
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