An Irish weather expert has weighed in on reports of a 'heat dome' that could be on the horizon for the UK this summer.
The Mirror reported this week that the UK is increasingly likely to enter into another heatwave, with late July and August is the most likely time for a 40C sizzler.
A UK meteorological consultant said those six to eight weeks are traditionally the warmest part of the year in the UK, and the effects of the global El Nino phenomenon is likely to make 2023 another scorcher.
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However, Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather shared said that there is still "no sign" of any heatwave on the horizon for Ireland.
He wrote on Twitter: "A few people tagging me in some UK newspaper reports of heat dome and 40C for UK. Well no sign any real heat for the first week of July with actually much fresher air likely. This will help reduce the sea surface temperatures back to closer to normal around Ireland also."
Meanwhile, British Weather Services' senior meteorological consultant Jim Dale told the Mirror yesterday: "The heat is not all over yet. It is for now - we've got two weeks of general temperate weather coming.
"But we've still got the rest of July, and then we go into the traditional hottest spell of the year - the first two weeks of August.
"With an El Nino starting to get the ball rolling, as far as the global effects are concerned, it could mean we go back into a heat dome again just as we go into those six to eight weeks of August and end of July.
"We could easily get those heat spikes again from North Africa.
"There's every chance of beating the 32.2C from earlier this year; that would be a good peak in any normal year.
"But there's also every chance we'll break the 35C mark in the second week of July and August. That's a 50/50 chance.
"The 40C degrees is more likely in August than in July. But there's everything to play for as far as the summer is concerned."
This comes after Irish holidaymakers travelling to Spain have been warned to prepare for extreme heat as areas in southern Spain like the tourist hotspots of Seville and Cordoba are being blasted with temperatures of 44C.
On Monday, the first heatwave of the year hit Spain, with some areas such as Madrid expected to be blasted by heat of between 40C and 42C.
Any tourists travelling from Ireland for a sun getaway are being urged to brace themselves for what is being described as near-unbearable heat in the Iberian peninsula.
According to the Spanish national weather agency AEMET, many areas in southern Spain are currently under a weather warning.
The agency has issued various high-temperature warnings for several areas, including popular spots like Madrid, where the temperatures are expected to reach up to 39C.
Throughout the country, maximum temperatures are expected to reach between 40C to 42C, however, the boiling conditions are only expected to last until Wednesday, when things will hopefully begin to cool down.
