High pressure will dominate Ireland’s weather for the rest of this week and through the bank holiday weekend, bringing settled conditions.
Met Éireann forecaster, Aoife Kealy, says: “High pressure will be centred close to or over Ireland in the coming days. So, while there will be a few showers or patches of rain, overall our conditions will be dry with the high pressure keeping any significant rainfall at bay.”
It will be warm at first, with temperatures reaching the mid-20s for some on Wednesday. However, there is the chance of some heavy showers later in the day.
Aoife continued: “Around midweek, a southeasterly airflow will bring a warm airmass to us from the continent. Combined with plenty of sunshine, that will allow temperatures to climb into the low to mid-twenties for many areas on Wednesday. However, even though most of Wednesday will be dry, there is also the chance that the warm conditions will fuel a few heavy showers or thunderstorms later in the afternoon and evening, those mainly across the west, north and midlands.”
The highest temperature on record for April was 25.8ᵒC, recorded in Donegal on the 26th of April, 1984. So, let’s see if we will match that on Wednesday.
For the end of the working week and into the bank holiday weekend, the temperatures will decrease to the mid to high teens.
Aoife explained: “High pressure is still going to be very close to us but the airflow will become more northerly. Instead of having warm air coming off the continent, some cooler air will move in from the northwest. It’s not going to be cold by any means but there will be a noticeable drop in the temperatures.”
Despite the drop in temperatures, there will still be plenty of dry weather nationwide with minimal rainfall amounts over the weekend.
“Some showers and a few patches of rain and drizzle will occur on Friday, with the chance that the odd light shower or patch of drizzle will sneak in around the fringes of the high pressure over the weekend,” Aoife continues. “So, some places may see small amounts of rainfall through the bank holiday weekend. Overall, though, it’ll be dry with spells of sunshine.”
A reminder that, with the sunnier weather, the UV index will be over the coming days so stay protected from harmful sunrays.
You can check the UV index forecast in your area on the Met Éireann website (www.met.ie/uv-index) or on the app.
Find out more information on how to be SunSmart at www.hse.ie/sunsmart and check out #SunSmart on social media.
A settled end to April and a dry May bank holiday weekend
High pressure will dominate Ireland’s weather for the rest of this week and through the bank holiday weekend, bringing settled conditions.
Met Éireann forecaster, Aoife Kealy, says: “High pressure will be centred close to or over Ireland in the coming days. So, while there will be a few showers or patches of rain, overall our conditions will be dry with the high pressure keeping any significant rainfall at bay.”
It will be warm at first, with temperatures reaching the mid-20s for some on Wednesday. However, there is the chance of some heavy showers later in the day.
Aoife continued: “Around midweek, a southeasterly airflow will bring a warm airmass to us from the continent. Combined with plenty of sunshine, that will allow temperatures to climb into the low to mid-twenties for many areas on Wednesday. However, even though most of Wednesday will be dry, there is also the chance that the warm conditions will fuel a few heavy showers or thunderstorms later in the afternoon and evening, those mainly across the west, north and midlands.”
The highest temperature on record for April was 25.8ᵒC, recorded in Donegal on the 26th of April, 1984. So, let’s see if we will match that on Wednesday.
For the end of the working week and into the bank holiday weekend, the temperatures will decrease to the mid to high teens.
Aoife explained: “High pressure is still going to be very close to us but the airflow will become more northerly. Instead of having warm air coming off the continent, some cooler air will move in from the northwest. It’s not going to be cold by any means but there will be a noticeable drop in the temperatures.”
Despite the drop in temperatures, there will still be plenty of dry weather nationwide with minimal rainfall amounts over the weekend.
“Some showers and a few patches of rain and drizzle will occur on Friday, with the chance that the odd light shower or patch of drizzle will sneak in around the fringes of the high pressure over the weekend,” Aoife continues. “So, some places may see small amounts of rainfall through the bank holiday weekend. Overall, though, it’ll be dry with spells of sunshine.”
A reminder that, with the sunnier weather, the UV index will be over the coming days so stay protected from harmful sunrays.
You can check the UV index forecast in your area on the Met Éireann website (www.met.ie/uv-index) or on the app.
Find out more information on how to be SunSmart at www.hse.ie/sunsmart and check out #SunSmart on social media.
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