Turning very warm/hot, heatwave conditions likely; Sunday 24th -->

Danno

12.30pm South Laois 26.0c.

RobertKK

pauldry wrote: »

Such a day to pick.

Warmest day ever nearly but lets do maintenance

Its 26c in Shannon

Whether they are doing maintenance is questionable but they must be doing something or have technical issues to have so many not reporting.

Rebelbrowser

yeah 26c in Shannon at noon is a serious temperature. Oak Park and Moore Park (North Cork) are next at 24c. Dublin 19c but will heat up big time by 4pm

Rebelbrowser

From Met E below. I missed a few in my summary above.....
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Max temperatures at 12pm.

25.7 Shannon Airport
25.2 Athenry
25.1 Gurteen
24.9 Valentia
24.2 Newport
24.2 Moore Park
23.9 Oak Park
22.6 Mace Head
22.2 Knock Airport
21.4 Mullingar
21.1 Phoenix Park
16.2 Malin Head

Temps will increase in the N & E this afternoon......

Danno

RobertKK wrote: »

The ground all around my weather station is burnt from lack of rainfall and where it isn't it is turning brown. I wonder if this is causing the higher temperatures for my weather station and if they are realistic?

It would be a factor if the grass is especially short and burnt with soil exposed.

However, as that is an environmental cause, not man-made.

Your temps would be reasonably accurate on the Davis (within 0.7c) provided the shield plates are clean - especially between the plates where spiders love to build.

Sycamore Tree

Feels very hot in Galway with the clear skies. I am guessing 26/27

Sycamore Tree

questionmark? wrote: »

East Cork - clear blue skies

Temp - Are you sure this is Ireland Celsius

It does feel very foreign lately. The dry heat is novel.

JCX BXC

26.1c here in West Clare and still continuously rising in a light easterly wind.

Danno

RobertKK wrote: »

Whether they are doing maintenance is questionable but they must be doing something or have technical issues to have so many not reporting.

Highly doubtful that it's maintenance at the stations themsleves - that would be some crew all out at once!!!

More like a broadband issue - are any of the mobile networks down?

Mobhi1

The cloud is starting to break up here in Glasnevin. The sun is shining now. It's 21.2C and the RH is much higher than recently at 66%. Met Éireann's rainfall radar was showing a band of rain crossing the east coast in the last couple of hours but nothing reached the ground here.

Gonzo

stubborn cloud is trying to break up, light breeze. Temp currently 19C.

davo2001

28.6c reading on our weather station in the shade in Shannon at moment.

Danno

All stations back except Gurteen.

_Dara_

Cloudy in Dublin 15. Flashbacks to 2003.

SleetAndSnow

Reached the magical 25 in Cork City, although it's varying between 24/25. Warmer then yesterday now. Definitely sunnier.

Cantona's Collars

Just hit 25 here in Enniscorthy and I saw someone wearing one of those rain macs. I dunno what weather she's expecting.
Another person was moaning in the bank about the heat while wearing about 4 layers. People are weird.

sryanbruen

Reasonably sunny here in Glendalough.

RobertKK

Danno wrote: »

It would be a factor if the grass is especially short and burnt with soil exposed.

However, as that is an environmental cause, not man-made.

Your temps would be reasonably accurate on the Davis (within 0.7c) provided the shield plates are clean - especially between the plates where spiders love to build.

I checked and they look fine in that regards, I'll keep in mind your findings which you found out by using a Stevenson screen.
Thanks Danno as I appreciate the advise you give.

Graces7

This is the hottest yet. Overwhelming to breathe in . West Mayo offshore island

Oneiric 3

26.5c

I'd be very surprised if it reached even 30c here today.

Gonzo

The cloud over Dublin and east Meath really holding temperatures back compared to the rest of the country. Hopefully the warmer temperatures will make there way here in the afternoon.

http://www.meteociel.fr/observations-meteo/temperatures.php?region=uk

Oneiric 3

Gonzo wrote: »

The cloud over Dublin and east Meath really holding temperatures back compared to the rest of the country. Hopefully the warmer temperatures will make there way here in the afternoon.

http://www.meteociel.fr/observations-meteo/temperatures.php?region=uk

I can see that cloud from here. Stands out in the eastern sky in the otherwise blue.

Franz Von Peppercorn

No great heat forecast in the east as far as I can see. Proper order.

JCX BXC

Both Shannon and Kerry reporting 27c at 1pm.

Meanwhile it's 26.7c in West Clare, only 0.3c away from my max in the previous heatwave.

pauldry

24c in Sligo now

Id say wel hit 26c today and 29c by end of week if clear

31c might be the winner

What do ye think?

Scratch it. Its searing heat. Mercury has jumped to 25.8c now since 1pm when it was 24.2c

Artane2002

At long last the cloud is burning off here in Dublin CC.

Jimbob1977

Does anyone expect the 33.3C record to be seriously threatened or is that a step too far?

pauldry

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

Does anyone expect the 33.3C record to be seriously threatened or is that a step too far?

Id give it odds of 75/1

SleetAndSnow

Just reached 25.6 degrees in Cork. Hot

Danno

1pm report. 26.6c South Laois. Rising very slowly now.