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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Weather warning for 3 counties as Met Eireann pinpoints exact areas set for Bank Holiday Monday ‘heavy rain' washout
MET Eireann has issued a weather warning for three counties with "heavy rain" with "very strong" gusty winds to hit on Bank Holiday Monday. The Advertisement 3 Tomorrow will start mostly dry with sunny spells Credit: 3 A weather warning for three counties has been issued Credit: Getty 3 Heavy rain followed by 'very strong' gusty winds will develop in places Credit: The warning is set to be in place for And the warning will remain in place until 10pm tomorrow night. "Possible impacts: Localised flooding, poor visibility, difficult travelling conditions." Advertisement Read more in News Meteorologist Rebecca Cantwell added: "It's the first day of meteorological "As we continue through the bank holiday weekend, our weather is set to remain fairly unsettled.' Bank Holiday Monday will start "mostly dry with sunny spells" before rain develops in the west in the afternoon. And it will spread eastwards in the evening, turning heavy spot flooding possible Advertisement Most read in Irish News Rebecca continued: 'Bank holiday Monday, it's going to start out dry and sunny so if you can make the most of it before the rain arrives.' Rainfall will 'get heavy at times' with some localised flooding possible. Met Eireann map pinpoints time rain to batter today as June forecast revealed The meteorologist said: 'Through the afternoon and evening the rain will eventually extend to all areas. 'Although the east and south east coasts should stay largely dry for much of the day with the rain only reaching there later in the evening. Advertisement 'It'll turn windy too tomorrow with strong and gusty southwest winds developing and highs of 13C to 17C.' 'UNSETTLED CONDITIONS' She added: 'As we move through the rest of the week the unsettled conditions continue." Tuesday is set to start with a mix of sunny spells and showers. Highs of 12C to 15C in moderate to fresh westerly winds. Advertisement Overnight rain will continue to be heaviest and more frequent in the west and northwest with lows of 7C to 10C. SCATTERED SHOWERS Wednesday will be another day of sunny spells and scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 11C to 15C in moderate to fresh westerly winds. Showers will become largely confined to western and north western coasts overnight with lows of 6C to 10C. Advertisement And showers will continue to spread from the northwest on Thursday. A spell of rain may affect southern counties through the afternoon and evening. Highs of 11C to 15C in light to moderate westerly winds.
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Climate
- The Irish Sun
‘Unsettled start of meteorological summer' warn Met Eireann as best day of bank holiday weekend revealed
MET Eireann have confirmed "unsettled weather' is on the cards for the June bank holiday - as the best day of the weekend is revealed. Punters visiting Bloom on Sunday will get the best of the 3 Visitors at Bloom tomorrow will get the best of the weather this weekend Credit: Fintan Clarke, Creative Coalesce 3 Mixed conditions are on the cards this weekend Credit: Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather suggested that 'swirls of sand' reported could be from wildfire smoke in Canada. He said: 'Apart for the smoke from She said: 'Overall it's going to be a fairly unsettled bank holiday weekend and start to the meteorological summer. READ MORE IN NEWS 'Now, there will be some drier spells, especially tomorrow and early on Monday - but they'll generally be punctuated by spells of rain and showers and it is going to turn quite breezy at times too.' Today will see 'outbreaks of rain spreading from the west through the day followed by sunny spells and showers' later on. Aoife said: 'This morning many areas are going to start off dry, but rain in the west will spread across the country through the morning and early afternoon. 'Sunny spells and scattered showers will follow behind later. Quite a breezy day today with moderate to fresh southwest winds and highs of 15C to 20C.' Most read in Irish News Tonight showers will move into the west and northwest and then will gradually spread eastwards overnight. The meteorologist said: 'The rain is going to be heavy for a time in the west and north before it eases and turns patchier towards morning. Var in the french Riviera has undergone torrential downpours and mass flooding claiming multiple lives 'Lows tonight 7C to 11C with moderate westerly winds.' Tomorrow, for the first day of June, will bring sunshine and rain. Aoife said: 'It's going to be the start of meteorological summer and it's shaping up to be the best day of the weekend with a mix of sunny spells and well scattered showers. 'The showers are going to be most frequent over the northern half of the country with the best of any sunshine further south. 'Highest tomorrow, 13C to 18C in moderate to fresh westerly winds.' The weather pro explained that the unsettled conditions are 'set to continue next week'. She said: 'Bank Holiday Monday is going to start off dry with sunshine but it's going to turn wet and windy through the day as a band of heavy rain and strong winds spreads from the west.' Rainfall 'will turn heavy in places', bringing 'strong and gusty' winds to the southwest. Aoife added: 'That will clear on Monday night to leave a breezy day on Tuesday with sunny spells and showers and Wednesday is going to be another day of sunny spells and scattered showers.' Highest temperatures on Tuesday will range between 12C to 15C, while Wednesday will fall to 11C to 15C. 3 Swirls of sand have been reported in Ireland Credit:
The Irish Sun
21-05-2025
- Climate
- The Irish Sun
Dublin weather: New Met Eireann map pinpoints exact time rain will batter in ‘unsettled' shake-up amid sunshine update
MET Eireann has confirmed that the "pleasantly dry weather" currently hitting Dublin will continue right through until the weekend. Temperatures in the capital will hit a high of 21C today as 3 Dublin will experience an 'unsettled' weather switch over the weekend Credit: Getty Images - Getty 3 Rain will hit Dublin at 7pm on Friday Credit: Met Eireann However, rain will make its bold return in just a few days - with Met Eireann warning people to brace for a "rather unsettled" weekend. A weather map from the national forecaster shows rain pelting Looking at conditions today, And Dublin will continue to stay dry tonight, with "a touch more cloud drifting in" later as temperatures feel a little cooler with lows between 6C and 8C. READ MORE IRISH NEWS Met Eireann said the capital will continue to experience "plenty of dry weather" again tomorrow as bright and sunny conditions sweep in. Temperatures will be slightly cooler, maxing out between 16C and 19C, and a little cloud will drift in later - which will turn the sunshine a little hazy. Some patchy cloud will drift over the country on Thursday night before gradually clearing away later in the evening and "largely dry and clear conditions" move in over Dublin overnight. Met Eireann said Friday will start out "mainly dry with good sunny spells" and temperatures between 16C and 21C hitting the capital. MOST READ ON THE IRISH SUN But cloud will later start to push in from the west, meaning conditions will become rather overcast later in the afternoon. Watch shock footage as Irish town pounded by hail downpour amid weather change, The first sign of rain in Ireland is set to appear on Friday night - but Dublin will escape more of the miserable conditions than other counties. Met Eireann said: "Rather overcast and mild with rain pushing in from the west later in the night. "Most areas will remain dry however, especially in the east. Lowest temperatures of 9C to 13C with light winds becoming moderate southwest later." WEEKEND SWITCH On Saturday, Met Eireann warned the weather will become "rather unsettled". Rain will spread in from the west from morning, turning heavy at times. The rain will clear east later in the day with scattered showers following and temperatures hitting their max between 15C to 19C. Looking towards Sunday, Met Eireann warned that sunshine doesn't look to likely. The weather boffins said: "Current indications suggest another unsettled day with showers, possibly widespread and little in the way of any sunny spells. "Temperatures are likely to drop too with highs being much cooler than recently at just 12C to 15C." 3 Rainfall looks set to batter down on Monday Credit: Met Eireann
The Irish Sun
19-05-2025
- Climate
- The Irish Sun
New 7-hour Met Eireann weather warning for 5 counties kicks in with immediate effect after ‘Omega Block' mini-heatwave
MET Eireann has slapped five counties with a new Status Yellow thunderstorm warning that is already in affect. The alert, which warns of 3 The west coast is still much warmer than the east in this week's forecast Credit: Meteologix 3 Five counties have been urged to brace for thunderstorms until this evening Credit: Alamy The Status Yellow alert is in place for The first of the lightening to hit Ireland today struck in Baltinglass, Co And Cathal Nolan of Ireland's Weather Channel warned that impacts of the thunderstorm include "frequent" lightening activity, localised flooding, large hailstones and gusty winds. READ MORE IRISH NEWS The impacts are expected to be "highly localised". Met Eireann confirmed most places will "become dry" tonight with patchy cloud and clear breaks, with just the odd shower possible, as temperatures drop to their lowest between 3C and 8C. But parts of Ireland could be in for more thunderstorms tomorrow. Met Eireann said: "Largely dry with variable cloud and sunshine to begin tomorrow, Tuesday, but showers will soon develop, some of them heavy with spot flooding and isolated thunderstorms possible. MOST READ ON THE IRISH SUN "Cloud will gradually build from the southwest during the afternoon and patchy rain and drizzle will push into Munster during the evening. "Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees in light southerly or variable breezes." Met Eireann issue three day rain & thunder warning after 20C temps today before return to weekend scorcher Met Eireann said mainly dry and sunny weather will return around midweek - although it is expected to turn "mixed and changeable" from the Atlantic next weekend. The forecasters said: "Mixed and changeable with spells of rain or showers but some brighter, sunnier spells too. Temperatures returning to near average in a southwest to west airflow." OMEGA BLOCK Ireland has been And Met Eireann revealed that the welcomed conditions are due an "Omega Block". The Omega Blocking high - named due to its shape resembling the Greek letter Ω - is set to last until the end of next week, according to Met Eireann. The weather boffins explained that the Omega block forms when the jet stream is weak and meanders from to south. This ends up with stationary high pressure sandwiched between two low pressure systems to the east-southeast and west-southwest of where the high pressure is located. Met Eireann said the system can be a stable blocking pattern which lasts for "an extended period of time" and is quite common on the eastern edges of the North Atlantic and North Pacific. 3 Some parts of the country will be hit by rain over the next 24 hours Credit: Meteologix
The Irish Sun
12-05-2025
- Climate
- The Irish Sun
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 4 Weather graphs show thunderstorms over Waterford in just a few hours Credit: Meteologix 4 Thunderstorms could strike some counties tonight and tomorrow Credit: Alamy Stock Photo 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. Alan O'Reilly from 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. READ MORE IRISH NEWS 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. MOST READ ON THE IRISH SUN There will be a good amount of dry and sunny weather tomorrow. Ireland to be hotter than Spain with 23C heat blast in Met Eireann's 11 days of sun 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". WEEKEND JOY 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." 4 Some light rain will fall early this week before high pressure takes over Credit: Meteologix 4 Dublin is expected to be cooler than many other areas of the country Credit: Meteologix
