IRELAND is set for a heatwave from today with temperatures soaring to 24C in a “glorious day”.
The conditions are set to last well into next week with temperatures only getting warmer as time progresses.
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Today will be a dry and warm day with “good sunshine” beaming across the country.
Met Eireann have promised temperatures are set to reach 20C to 22C country wide and that some places could even be looking at 23C to 24C temperatures.
In northern and northwestern parts it will be slightly cooler with some rain and cloud possible.
Even here, temperatures will still be up as high as 18C.
Alan O’Reilly of Ireland’s Weather Channel also weighed in on the sunny conditions expected for today.
The weather expert said on X: “Some showers in the Northwest but further South it is going to be a glorious day.”
Tonight it will remain mild at 12C and lingering cloud and drizzle will clear.
The real heatwave conditions will get underway on Thursday and Friday with temperatures up to 26C “or higher” in parts according to Met Eireann.
Meteorologist Cathal Nolan of Ireland’s Weather Channel outlined exactly what can be expected from the summer heat blast.
He explained: “Thursday and Friday will be both very warm or locally hot days with temperatures generally reaching between 23C to 26C, but locally reaching up to 27C or even 28C in prolonged spells of sunshine or areas northwest of high ground.”
The weather expert also revealed when we will start to see a change in our weather.
He said: “The weekend remains very warm but increasingly humid with some models indicating a risk of thunderstorms developing through Saturday as a trough emerges from the Bay of Biscay, something we’ll be keeping a close eye on.
“Thereafter the ECMWF keeps things warm or very warm but humid until next Wednesday, whereas the GFS shows a breakdown occurring late on Sunday.
“Either way, we have some very pleasant summer conditions ahead of us through this week.”
Even on Thursday night temperatures will not drop below 16C in clear and dry conditions.
Deirdre Lowe, Meteorologist with Met Eireann, has been able to pinpoint exactly where the best conditions will hit.
She explained: “Temperatures reaching the mid 20s or higher in the midlands, west and north.”
WEEKEND OUTLOOK
As weather experts warned there is a possibility of some thunderstorms over the weekend amid the very humid weather.
Cloud and sunny spells with a scattering of showers will kickstart Saturday.
The chance of some of those heavy or thundery downpours will feed up from the south as the day progresses.
However, even with those conditions temperatures will still remain very warm at 23C.
On Sunday then a mix of cloud and sunny spells with a few showers are expected.
It will be “a bit fresher” with highest temperatures of 16C to 21C in moderate westerly breezes.
Current indications do suggest temperatures will rise back up slightly to 23C on Monday.
