Met Éireann has issued a forecast advising individuals to enjoy the available sunshine in the coming days before the climate turns colder and wetter in much of the UK over the week. Sunday’s weather prediction suggests most regions around the country will be basking in pleasant sunlight, barring a few areas in Leinster and Munster, which might see a few showers, posing a possibility of localised flooding, hail, or even lightning.
For the majority, Sunday will bring warm, humid conditions, accompanied by light northerly or inconsistent breezes and temperature ranges from 18 to 23 degrees, albeit a bit cooler along the northern coast. Sunday evening is expected to be primarily clear and dry with a scattering of fog or mist. Any showers in regions of Leinster and Munster should dissipate by then.
The weather seems to hold up till Monday morning with the likelihood of sunshine and dry conditions. However, the afternoon and evening might see a comeback of the showers, with Ulster, Connacht and western Munster possibly experiencing the heaviest downpours. There could also be instances of thunderstorms, localized flooding and hailstones. Nonetheless, the warmth is predicted to linger, maintaining temperatures of 19 to 23 degrees, and breezes varying from light to slight easterlies.
The week ahead tells a different tale as the temperatures are expected to fall drastically with the likelihood of persistent rainfall across much of the UK. Tuesday foretells the possibility of showery weather, developing in the morning and becoming more widespread and intense by the afternoon. Light winds might persist alongside high temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees.
By midweek, Wednesday displays a mixed bag of sun and rain, where showers could potentially be heavier. An anticipated decline in temperature is forecasted between 14-18 degrees, amidst mild to moderate westerly to northwestern winds.
Eyes on Thursday suggest favourable conditions for the western half of the country but persistent showers are likely to spoil the eastern counties, eventually moving westwards. As temperatures struggle to reach 15 degrees, moderate to fresh northerly winds might prevail.
The ambiguity continues into Friday with unsure instances of showers or long periods of rain, along with possible sunny breaks. The unsettled weather pattern seems likely to progress into the next weekend, accompanied by intermittent rainfall.