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30th May 2021

Met Éireann confirms highs of 22 degrees as sunshine to stick around this week

Clara Kelly

Hot weather Ireland

Better get out the suncream.

Met Éireann has forecasted temperatures to reach up to 22 degrees as the sunshine and warm weather is set to stick around this coming week.

Sunday will see plenty of sunny spells and highest temperatures of between 17 to 21 degrees. There will also possibly be some showers developing over the afternoon, however, it will remain dry and settled in most areas.

The good weather isn’t just expected to stick around for the weekend either as it’s expected to stay dry and warm for much of the country for the start of the week.

Monday will be mainly dry with hazy sunshine over much of the country, becoming a little cloudier in western coastal counties with some drizzle possible near coasts. The day will remain mostly warm with highest temperatures of 18 to 20 degrees.

Tuesday will be warm again in many areas with temperatures soaring to 21 or 22 degrees. The weather will be cloudier in the west with showers through the afternoon and highs temperatures there of 14 to 16 degrees.

Meanwhile, from mid-week onwards, uncertainty is likely to increase when the progress of a depression northwards over the country looks set to bring rain.

Current indications suggest outbreaks of rain will push in over the southern half of the country in the morning, spreading to all areas through the afternoon with a clearance moving into the south by the evening.

However, temperatures are still set to reach highs of between 19 to 20 degrees in Ulster and Connacht, and between 15 to 17 degrees elsewhere.

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