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

Kermit.de.frog

Depending on Athenry to be near enough today's high. All the short range models think it's around the Co Galway area that will see today's maximum temperatures somewhere over 30c.

RobertKK

I was looking at a link sryanbruen posted yesterday, it was a link to Met Eireann info, and in it both Carlow and Kilkenny were included as midland counties and not not the south east - which comprised of Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow.
I guess both are included as midland counties due to their weather more so than location in the south east, Oak Park fighting it out for highest temperature and with Kilkenny holding the records.

SleetAndSnow

27 degrees in cork city now. Certainly hotter then yesterday anyway. Could we break 30 down here?

hinault

Temperature is reading 27.5 celsius here at the Gresham Hotel. There is a nice breeze though which is helping to take the edge off the high temperature.

Kermit.de.frog

Shannon 28 @ 12:30

Gaoth Laidir

Shannon was 1.3 degrees warmer at midday than it was at the same time yesterday (27.0 v 25.7). Even better, Valentia is 2.2 warmer (27.0 v 24.8 yesterday).

Mobhi1

Oak Park is the highest of the Met Éireann stations at 12 @ 28C.

Zzippy

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Shannon was 1.3 degrees warmer at midday than it was at the same time yesterday (27.0 v 25.7). Even better, Valentia is 2.2 warmer (27.0 v 24.8 yesterday).

Better?

harr

Warmer than yesterday here in kildare currently 27 but a bit of a breeze is helping it feel more manageable ...

pad199207

2018 you are just amazing

Experienced 1980s style blizzard with several feet of snow. Digging the cars out.

Experienced a thunderstorm with very frequent lightning at nighttime that went on for a few hours.

Now heatwave conditions with drought.

What’s next....

Cork Boy 53

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

27 degrees in cork city now. Certainly hotter then yesterday anyway. Could we break 30 down here?

Unlikely to get anywhere near 30c for anywhere in Cork. Mid to high 20s I would think.

Kermit.de.frog

Casement 26c @ 12:30

MJohnston

pad199207 wrote: »

2018 you are just amazing

Experienced 1980s style blizzard with several feet of snow. Digging the cars out.

Experienced a thunderstorm with very frequent lightning at nighttime that went on for a few hours.

Now heatwave conditions with drought.

What’s next....

The only other thing we could feasibly experience is extreme flooding.

Mobhi1

30.8C was recorded at Porthmadog in NW Wales just now, the highest temperature in the UK this year so far.

Cork Boy 53

MJohnston wrote: »

The only other thing we could feasibly experience is extreme flooding.

Or more hurricane or near hurricane force winds like last October.

jackrussel

pad199207 wrote: »

2018 you are just amazing

Experienced 1980s style blizzard with several feet of snow. Digging the cars out.

Experienced a thunderstorm with very frequent lightning at nighttime that went on for a few hours.

Now heatwave conditions with drought.

What’s next....

Still disgusted I slept through the light show. Was following all the lead up to it on here & like an all too eager child, fell asleep at the critical moment

RobertKK

Kilkenny city reporting 27.9C
My own reporting 28.1C.
Yesterday the disparity was a couple of degrees and it left me confused.

MJohnston

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Or more hurricane or near hurricane force winds like last October.

Yes, well I was thinking of what we haven't experience in the last 12 months, rather than 2018 specifically. Severe widespread flooding is about the only thing left, although I might be forgetting it already having happened in this crazy year!

Say my name

MJohnston wrote: »

The only other thing we could feasibly experience is extreme flooding.

Or a plague of locusts!

JCX BXC

28.6c and windless in West Clare, even has the smells of Spain.

God this is strange.

SweetCaliber

pad199207 wrote: »

2018 you are just amazing

Experienced 1980s style blizzard with several feet of snow. Digging the cars out.

Experienced a thunderstorm with very frequent lightning at nighttime that went on for a few hours.

Now heatwave conditions with drought.

What’s next....

A batch of rain that we'll need Noah's ark for :pac:

pauldry

28c still tops but surely 30c will be reached in one or two spots

At beach yesterday everyone was just standing in the sea doing nothing as no wind n just hot. It was the same as Spain

force eleven

Poor ole Malin Head, 17 C with a 14 kt Easterly. Would be chilly despite the sun.

Mutant z

You would wonder if we keep getting summers like this will mosquitoes and hornets be driven here hopefully not our own wasps are bad enough without getting something even bigger and more dangerous. The thought of being bitten by a mosquito or stung by a huge hornet isn't remotely appealing to me.

Mullaghteelin

Today is a perfect example of how, Valentia, of all places, can experience temperature extremes, provided the wind is easterly. 28C there at 1pm.

Gaoth Laidir

Shannon 28.4 at 1 pm, just 0.9 to go to equal yesterday. Oak Park 28.2, 0.5 to go.

SeaFields

Mullaghteelin wrote: »

Today is a perfect example of how, Valentia, of all places, can experience temperature extremes, provided the wind is easterly. 28C there at 1pm.

And as I sit here about a kilometre from the Valentia station I can verify it feels every bit if it.

Villain

Danno is Durrow has hit 29.7c so his screen reading could be touching the 30c

Graces7

Say my name wrote: »

Or a plague of locusts!

Which being interpreted is midges and horse flies...Which we have in huge numbers

Rikand

pad199207 wrote: »

2018 you are just amazing

Experienced 1980s style blizzard with several feet of snow. Digging the cars out.

Experienced a thunderstorm with very frequent lightning at nighttime that went on for a few hours.

Now heatwave conditions with drought.

What’s next....

Its almost like we're a real country with proper weather!