Maps show a plume of warm air pushing up from the south and touching Ireland’s south east coast. It comes as Met Eireann has pinpointed the date 'above average temperatures' could return.
Weather experts are monitoring a subtropical, Mediterranean airstream that looks set to approach Ireland in July.But it is expected mostly miss Ireland and instead influence the UK’s weather, where the mercury there could reach up to 30C by mid-July.
It comes after Ireland experienced above-average temperatures for most of June. While the month started off with wall-to-wall sunshine, the glorious weather was eventually broken by thunderstorms.For this weekend, the national forecaster says it will be “unseasonably windy” as low pressure continues to dominate.
“Cloudy and humid Friday with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, heaviest and most persistent near Atlantic coasts. Highest temperatures of 16C to 20C. It will become rather breezy or windy in the afternoon, with west to southwest winds increasing moderate to fresh and gusty, strong near Atlantic coasts. Winds will veer west to northwest in the evening.
“Another rather unseasonably windy day Sunday with sunny spells and scattered showers. Highs of 15C to 20C, coolest in the west and north. Moderate to fresh and gusty west to northwest winds, will be strong along northern and northwestern coasts.
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