Dublin is set to bake in 28C heat today as Ireland's heatwave begins to intensify ahead of an expected peak on Monday.
Met Eireann's latest weather forecast this morning describes Sunday in Dublin as "dry and very warm with bright or sunny spells".. Highest temperatures of 26 to 28C will be experienced today, with light to moderate southerly breezes.
And today is just the starter ahead of tomorrow's main course, with the mercury expected to jump up to 31C on Monday - with an outside of Ireland's all-time temperature record being beaten. The record of 33.3C was logged at Kilkenny Castle back in 1887, but a chance remains that we may see the day's heat spike above that in the Phoenix Park, according to weather expert Alan O'Reilly.
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Sharing a picture of a temperature model showing how hot it could get tomorrow, he wrote: "The high resolution HARMONIE model showing a chance of the all time record temperature being beaten tomorrow at the Phoenix Park. We shall see!"
Sunday night will also be a hot one heading into Monday, with dry and very mild conditions and top temperatures between 15 and 18C.
And here is the current outlook for the rest of the week:
MONDAY will be exceptionally warm with temperatures of 29 to 31 degrees. It will dry with bright or sunny spells and light or moderate southerly or variable breezes. MONDAY NIGHT will be warm with temperatures staying above 15 to 18 degrees. It will be mainly dry, but showers will develop in the west by morning.
TUESDAY will continue very warm over the eastern half of the country with highest temperatures of 23 to 27 or 28 degrees. It will be cooler further west with highs of 18 to 22 degrees. On Tuesday morning, rain will develop over the western half of the country and will extend eastwards through the afternoon and evening, becoming heavy at times with a possibility of thunderstorms developing. On TUESDAY NIGHT , showers will continue and will gradually clear eastwards overnight. It will be cooler than previous nights with lowest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees.
WEDNESDAY will see an end to the very warm conditions as temperatures return to more normal values of 16 to 20 degrees. There will be a fair amount of cloud and some scattered showers. A few sunny breaks too and light to moderate northwest breezes. THURSDAY and FRIDAY will be mainly dry with bright or sunny spells and a few showers. Temperatures will range from about 16 to 21 degrees with light breezes.
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