Ireland mini-heatwave hopes raised as Met Eireann long-range forecast hints at spectacular U-turn
Long-range weather maps suggest Ireland's temperatures may rebound within weeks. Met Eireann has raised hopes of a return of high pressure, which would bring warm and settled conditions to the country.
Met Eireann has teased the weather news that Ireland has been hoping for, as current indications suggest conditions could finally take a turn for the better.
After seemingly weeks of unsettled weather, high pressure is forecast to return in the coming weeks. High pressure during the summer usually means warm, sunny and dry conditions, a welcome change from the cool, cloudy and wet weather associated with low pressure.
Weather maps show temperatures hitting a humid 23C this Friday, before dropping back to high teens for the weekend alongside generally unsettled weather with some dry intervals.
According to Met Eireann's long-range forecast, next week (July 22 to July 28) will see both high pressure and low pressure influencing our weather, resulting in some rain and showers, with dry periods as well and temperatures near average.
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However, the following week (July 29 to August 4) high pressure is signalled to hold more of an influence, which the national forecaster says will “bring long dry periods” and “below normal rainfall for most” while temperatures “will return to around normal”.
There will then be somewhat of a shift to more typical conditions during the week of August 5 to August 11, with the forecast stating: “Indications suggest it will stay drier than average with often unsettled conditions. While the signal is weak, indications suggest that temperatures will remain near the norm also”.
But the last week in the current long-range forecast hints at a spectacular U-turn with the potential for ‘mini-heatwave’ conditions.
While subject to change this far out, Met Eireann says of the week of August 12 to August 18, “current trends indicate that it will be largely settled with high pressure nearby Ireland, with a good deal of dry weather, rainfall amounts will stay below normal, and temperatures are signalled to rise slightly, increasing to just above average in inland areas”.
In the meantime, Friday is set to be the best day of this weekend.
Giving a day-by-day breakdown of what to expect, the meteorological service said: “A mostly cloudy start Friday with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, most frequent for Atlantic coastal areas. Driest in the east and southeast with the best of any sunny spells. Humid with highest temperatures of 17C to 22C generally with moderate southwesterly winds developing, fresher near some coasts.
“A wet start Saturday with widespread showery outbreaks of rain, heavy in places with a chance of spot flooding. Later in the day, the rain will ease from the southwest. Highest temperatures of 15C to 20C with moderate, occasionally fresh northwesterly winds gradually developing.
“Any lingering rain in the north and east will clear away early in the morning Sunday to leave a largely dry day with sunny spells and well scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 15C to 19C.”
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