MET Eireann has confirmed temperatures could hit 17C in Dublin today as sunshine takes over later in the day.
High pressure is expected to treat the capital to “settled conditions and plenty of sunshine” this week – and there doesn’t look to be any major weather switches hitting us anytime soon.
Temperatures could hit 17C in Dublin later today[/caption]
Met Eireann said today will be mainly dry with a mix of cloud and sunny spells.
Sunshine will improve from the south as the day goes on and Dublin will bask in highest temperatures of 14C to 17C in light winds.
The weather boffins forecast more of the same for tonight, when long, clear spells develop and temperatures hit their lowest between 7C and 8C.
The meteorologists also confirmed that conditions in the capital will continue on a high tomorrow, when Dublin can expect “dry and sunny” weather throughout the day.
Met Eireann said: ” Long spells of hazy sunshine at first turning to blue skies as the day goes on. Highest temperatures of 13C to 15C in a moderate to fresh southeasterly wind.”
Tuesday night will also be dry and clear, with southeasterly winds easing largely light to moderate, and temperatures hitting their lowest between 4C and 8C.
Looking further ahead, Met Eireann said: “High pressure will bring settled conditions and plenty of sunshine.”
Wednesday is expected to be a “fine day” that will stay dry and bring “widespread sunshine”.
Temperatures will peak between 11C and 15C but Dublin is expected to be one of the “coolest” counties due to a light to moderate southeasterly wind.
Wednesday night will also be dry and clear with light easterly winds and lowest temperatures of 3C and 7C.
Looking towards Thursday, Met Eireann said it will be “another dry and sunny say” with highest temperatures of 12C to 16C.
Dublin is once again expected to be one of the coolest areas in the country due to a moderate easterly wind.
Conditions look set to stay much the same through Friday and the rest of the weekend.
Met Eireann said: “Current indications suggest it will remain largely settled for the weekend. A little more in the way of cloud is expected with temperatures turning slightly cooler too.”
APRIL FORECAST
Met Eireann has revealed its forecast for almost the entire month, with conditions up until April 27 confirmed.
Looking towards conditions next week, Met Eireann said high pressure is likely to continue bringing “predominately settled” conditions.
Rainfall amounts are forecast to be below normal whilst mean air temperatures are predicted to be above the climatological average for mid-April.
Looking forward to the week after, from Monday April 14 to Sunday April 20, Met Eireann warned that conditions are set to turn “more changeable” as low pressure systems approach Ireland.
The forecasters said: “Mean air temperatures are likely to be around the climatological average. It is likely to be wetter than normal with showers and longer periods of rain moving through at times.”
Forecast confidence is lower from Monday April 21 to Sunday April 27, with Met Eireann warning that there is a signal for low pressure in the south of Ireland with “rather mixed weather conditions” over the country.
The weather boffins said temperatures and rainfall totals are likely to be “around the seasonal average”.
There looks set to be very little rain this week[/caption]
