Ireland weather: Severe 17 degree drop in temperatures as Ireland set to avoid Hurricane Kirk
After a very mild start to the week, temperatures will plummet heading into next weekend, but Ireland is set to miss Hurricane Kirk as it makes a significant impact elsewhere in Europe
Ireland looks set to avoid Hurricane Kirk as it hurtles towards Europe in the coming days, but there will still be a fairly dramatic shift in the weather this week.
Temperatures will drop from highs of 18 degrees on Monday to lows of close to freezing by Thursday due to the arrival of what weather expert Alan O’Reilly says will be “much cooler air dragged down over Ireland for a few days” as Hurricane Kirk misses us to the south.
After a weekend where most of the country was hit with weather warnings of some description, it looks set to be a fairly straightforward October week on the weather front before the arrival of cooler conditions heading into next weekend.
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Met Éireann has forecast sunny spells with scattered showers on Monday and Thursday, with cloudy weather set to be more prominent on Tuesday and Wednesday and outbreaks of rain more likely.
The week will get off to a very mild start with highest temperatures of 18 degrees on Monday but they will gradually drop on a daily basis, with the mercury hitting no higher than 12 degrees on Thursday and dropping to as low as 1 degree on Thursday night.
Those temperatures will linger into the weekend, with Saturday set to be “cool and showery”, turning “cloudier with rain or showers on Sunday” as Alan O’Reilly suggests that the cold weather that has been forecast “may not hang around for long with milder air forecast to return again”.
Hurricane Kirk, meanwhile, is expected to have a significant impact on Portugal, Spain and particularly France come the middle of the week.
Check out the Met Éireann forecast for the coming days below.
Monday
Today there will be a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy. Rain will develop in the southeast late in the evening. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees in a light to moderate south to southeast wind.
Clear spells and isolated showers in most areas early tonight but there will be cloud and outbreaks of rain in the southeast. This rain will extend further to the north and west overnight. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 12 degrees with light to moderate east to northeast winds.
Tuesday
Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain. The best of any sunny spells will be in the south. Some heavy showers are possible in the southeast later in the day. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees with light to moderate northerly winds.
Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, possibly heavy in the southeast on Tuesday night. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees with light to moderate northerly winds.
Wednesday
Quite cloudy on Wednesday morning, with outbreaks of rain mainly in the northwest and southeast. It will become drier and brighter as the day goes on with sunny spells developing in many areas. Highest temperatures of 9 to 14 degrees with a light to moderate northerly breeze.
Clear spells and scattered showers, mainly in the north and west on Wednesday night. Some showers are possible near the east coast too, where it will be cloudier. It will be colder than recent nights, with lows of 3 to 7 degrees, in a light to moderate northwesterly wind.
Thursday
Mostly dry with sunny spells but a few showers will drift into the north and northwest on a light to moderate north to northwest breeze. Cool, with temperatures reaching between 8 and 12 degrees.
Mostly dry and clear on Thursday night but cloud will increase in the north and northwest later, bringing some showers. Cold with temperatures dropping to between 1 and 6 degrees, in a light to moderate west to northwest breeze.
Friday
Cloudy with scattered showers in the north and west but drier with sunny spells in other areas. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees.
Next weekend
Continuing cool and showery on Saturday with occasional sunny spells, then turning cloudier with rain or showers on Sunday.
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