Another balmy day but change is on the way

Weather Update

It's set to be rather warm and humid for the next couple of days with further thundery showers on Thursday, before turning cooler and fresher later this week. That's the latest weather bulletin from national weather forecaster Met Éireann.

Feeling warm and heavy today with scattered thundery showers, mixed with spells of hazy sunshine. Some of the showers will be heavy and prolonged with the risk of lightning and localised flooding. Misty in parts too, especially along southern coasts. Top temperatures of 19 to 24 or 25 degrees Celsius, warmest across Ulster and the north midlands, in a light to moderate southeast breeze.

Scattered outbreaks of thundery rain will continue into tonight. Another very mild and humid night with temperatures not falling any lower than 13 to 17 degrees Celsius. Some mist or fog in places also, in just light variable breezes.

Rather warm and humid tomorrow (Thursday) with scattered outbreaks of thundery rain, leading to the ongoing risk of localised flooding. Mist and coastal fog in parts too. Some occasional sunny spells also. Top temperature of 18 to 22 degrees Celsius, in mostly light variable breezes, increasing moderate northerly near Atlantic coasts.

Scattered showers will continue into the night-time hours on Thursday with some mist and fog setting in later. Another very mild and humid night with lowest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees Celsius. Winds will be light and variable, though moderate to fresh northwesterly along Atlantic coasts.

Friday is set to be a day of sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy across eastern counties later. Highest temperatures of 16 to 21 or 22 degrees Celsius, warmest in the east, with light northwest winds. Showers will become fewer overnight with long clear spells developing. A little cooler that previous nights with overnight lows of 9 to 14 degrees Celsius, in light to moderate west to northwest breezes.

Temperatures on Saturday will feel fresher with a mix of sunny spells and just well scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees Celsius, in a light northwest breeze.

Sunday is expected to begin cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain. Sunny spells will develop into the afternoon with just well scattered showers and mostly sunny conditions to end the day. Feeling autumnal, in light northerly breezes, with highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees Celsius.

Current indications suggest the early days of next week will bring a lot of calm settled weather, though mist and fog may linger locally.