Ireland is in the midst of a mini-heatwave with the country basking in clear blue skies and scorching temperatures – but a weather expert has warned that you should enjoy the searing heat while you can.
A stretch of glorious sunshine and sizzling heat kicked off on Thursday as temperatures climbed to a balmy 27C in some areas.
The summer weather is set to continue over the next few days, with the thermometer expected to climb as high as 29C on Friday.
However, the scorching temperatures won’t be sticking around for too long, with a weather expert pinpointing when we can expect the mini-heatwave to come to an end.
Meteorologist Alan O’Reilly, who mans the ever-reliable Carlow Weather account on social media, revealed that the heat blast will continue to hit Ireland up to Saturday before dying out, with temperatures set to drop considerably from Sunday, with rain and strong winds also on the cards.
In a message shared on X on Thursday afternoon, O’Reilly wrote: “Warm air over Ireland will remain up to Saturday but then slip away from Sunday.”
In a previous update, O’Reilly said we can look forward to the hottest day of the year so far on Friday, with most areas expected to see temperatures of 28C.
“Fans at the ready! It is going to be a warm humid night tonight and early Friday morning,” he said in message shared on Thursday morning.
“A very small chance of a shower kicking off tonight and then tomorrow Friday is likely to be warmest day of the year so far for most with up to 28C.”
According to Met Eireann’s latest forecast, temperatures will climb as high as 29C in some areas on Friday, with ‘long spells of summer sunshine’ on the cards.
It will remain very hot on Saturday, which will see the thermometer reaching 25C, with the warmest weather expected across the eastern half of the country.
Things will then take a turn on Sunday, with highest temperatures of just 20C expected while showery rain has been forecast along with some sunny spells.
Current indications suggest that similar conditions will likely prevail in the early parts of next week, with fresh westerly winds steering in a scattering of passing showers and sunshine at times in between.
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