Weather Warning for Westmeath

Met Éireann have issued a weather warning as maximum temperatures in excess of 27°C combined with overnight temperature minimums in excess of 15°C.

Westmeath is one of 13 counties covered by the alert.

Potential Impacts:

• Water safety issues due to increased use of lakes/beaches

• Uncomfortable sleeping conditions

• Heat stress

• Forest fires a possibility

Affected Regions: Westmeath, Carlow, Cork, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford, and Wexford.

The weather service are predicting a very warm or hot day today. Dry with hazy sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 22 to 29 degrees, warmest in the south, with light, occasionally moderate north or northeast breezes.

Tonight

Dry tonight with clear spells. Temperatures will not fall below 13 to 17 degrees with light, occasionally moderate northerly breezes.

Tomorrow

Dry and sunny tomorrow with highest temperatures of 22 to 28 or 29 degrees in mostly light to moderate northerly breezes.

Solar UV Index

High Friday and Saturday.

Pollen Forecast

High concentrations of Grass. Tree pollen at medium-to-low concentrations.

Tree Comments:

Low to Medium levels. Mainly Cypress, Pine, Birch and Alder.

Grass Comments:

High concentrations for grass pollen expected.

Weed Comments:

Moderate nettle and weed pollen levels expected.

Spore Comments:

Moderate to high levels expected for fungal spores, especially Leptosphaeria on humid days