Ireland weather: Sudden temperature spike forecast as Met Eireann ...

Met Eireann are warning of “heavy thundery showers” and lightning as prolonged rain is expected to hit the country.

However, the conditions shouldn’t last the entire week. Temperatures are forecast to soar overnight, with the latest models from WX Charts, a weather forecasting website, seeing them going from a maximum of 16 degrees today, 5 September, to 24 degrees on Friday, 6 September.

The national forecaster explained that Ireland should prepare for “warm and humid” conditions and “possible thundery showers” in their weather outlook.

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Here is your Met Eireann weather forecast for the rest of the week:

A mix of cloud and sunny spells with passing showers today, most frequent across Ulster and Leinster, some heavy or prolonged with the chance of lightning later. Cool for early September with highs of 13 to 16 degrees in mostly moderate northwest winds. Heavy thundery showers will mainly affect eastern counties this evening.

Tonight showers will become isolated but with mist and fog developing locally. Lows of 7 to 11 degrees, in light to moderate northeast winds.

Thursday will be a predominantly dry day with sunny spells across the western half of the country and somewhat cloudier skies elsewhere. During the evening showery rain will begin to feed into east and southeast areas. Highs of 17 to 20 degrees, warmest further west. Northeast winds will be mostly moderate in strength, strong at times along eastern coasts.

Some showery rain across eastern and southern counties with dry conditions elsewhere on Thursday night. Mild and humid with lows of 12 to 15 degrees in moderate northeasterly winds.

Warm and humid with spells of sunshine occurring widely. However, thundery rain will possibly affect southern counties, especially coastal areas. Highs of 21 to 25 degrees in moderate northeasterly winds. Rather warm and close overnight, with the chance of thunderstorms across southern and eastern areas. Some fog in places too. Lows of 12 to 16 degrees, in light northeast winds.

Some further thundery rain across southern and eastern counties with mostly dry conditions for the rest of the country. Warmer and drier on Saturday with values in the low to mid twenties. Fresher conditions will feed into north and northwest areas on Sunday.

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