West is best!
Amidst the mini-heatwave we’ve been experiencing this week, Met Éireann has revealed the highest temperatures experienced around the country – and one county has very much come out on top.
G-G-G-Galway.
Maximum temperatures from our weather stations for today pic.twitter.com/AmTKG6qqHY
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) May 31, 2018
Yes, it appears that the fields of Athenry experienced an absolute scorcher this week, with an impressively toasty 25.8 degrees recorded as their ‘daily max’, according to the national forecaster.
Coming in at a close second was Mount Dillon with a respectable 24 degrees.
And it apparently isn’t Mount Dillon’s first rodeo. Back in 2016, the Roscommon town boasted the highest temperatures in the country, with a colossal 30.4 degrees recorded on 19 July.
However, none of them have even come close to the top spot.
The highest air temperature ever recorded in Ireland was 33.3 degrees at Kilkenny Castle on 26 June, 1887. And as for the highest air temperature recorded during the 20th century – that would be 32.5 degrees at Boora, Co Offaly, on 29 June, 1976.
Friday, however, is supposed to (quite literally) put a dampener on things as heavy rainfall is forecast for essentially the whole day.
Warm again today but it will be rather cloudy and misty. Showers will affect east coasts this morning. In the afternoon heavy and thundery showers will develop further inland with local downpours and spot flooding. Highest temperatures of 18 to 23 degrees. pic.twitter.com/EgNnfIqomw
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) June 1, 2018
But, all is not lost, as this weekend is set to boast more good than bad, with hazy sunshine and highs of up to 23 degrees forecast for the whole country.
The first half of next week is set to bring slightly more changeable weather, with Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday forecast to be filled with light breezes, sunny periods and scattered, yet heavy, showers.
Cooler and more unsettled weather will then kick in for the rest of the week.
However, Met Éireann still believes there is “a good chance” that the warm and humid weather will continue for a while longer.
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