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Irish Times
22-07-2025
- Climate
- Irish Times
Mixed weather to come with cloudy skies, sunny spells and rain forecast by Met Éireann
A mix of sunny spells and scattered showers are being forecast by Met Éireann for the coming days. Tuesday is to start off dry for most with a fair amount of cloud mixed with some bright or sunny spells and isolated showers. More frequent showers will spread from the west through the morning and early afternoon, turning heavy at times, particularly in Munster where they will continue through the evening. Highs of 15 to 19 degrees are expected. Tuesday night is to be mostly clear and dry, as the rain becomes more isolated. Cloud will build from the northwest later with well scattered showers following. READ MORE Wednesday will be 'largely cloudy with some showers' concentrated in the northwest, the forecaster said. As the day progresses, sunny spells will develop making way for a dry evening in most parts of the country. There will be high temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees. Thursday morning is expected to be 'mostly dry', with patches of light rain and drizzle. As cloud builds from the west, sunnier spells in the afternoon will turn to some outbreaks of rain near Atlantic coasts in the evening. Met Éireann forecasts high temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees. 'Well scattered showers' are expected on Friday, with highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees. As the day progresses, it is set to get drier with some sunny spells developing. Conditions are forecast to remain variable at the weekend, with a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers on Saturday morning and highs of 16 to 19 degrees. Sunday is likely to be a wetter day, with outbreaks of more persistent rain and drizzle expected. These showers will become more isolated in the afternoon.
BreakingNews.ie
11-07-2025
- Climate
- BreakingNews.ie
Irish heatwave: Temperatures could hit 29 degrees today amid 'extreme' risk of fires
Temperatures could hit highs of 29 degrees in some parts of the country on Friday. A Met Éireann warning for high temperatures will take effect in 14 counties at 12pm, extending to all parts of the country on Saturday. Advertisement The Department of Agriculture has also issued a red warning for extreme risk of gorse and forest fires until Monday. It said hot and dry weather conditions are forecast to remain in place over the weekend with greatly increased forest fire risks expected as a result. Visitors to public recreational areas should cooperate with all fire safety requirements and not light open fires or barbeques in forest areas, the department said. Met Éireann said Friday will be 'sunny, dry and very warm'. Some clouds will drift in at times across the west and northwest, but it will stay dry across the country. Advertisement Temperatures will rise well above average, with highs of 25 to 28 or 29 degrees. There will be lots of evening sunshine and dry weather. A very mild night is in store with lowest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees. Saturday will be 'another very warm day', according to Met Éireann. Temperatures will rise to between 26 and 29 or even 30 degrees with the warmest temperatures inland, away from the coast. A little cloud will push in across the west but it will be another largely dry day with light southerly breezes. Temperatures will drop to 14 to 17 degrees on Saturday night. Mild and very warm weather will continue through the weekend, but more unsettled and cooler weather will begin from next week.
