HIGH AND DRY FOR TWO MORE WEEKS
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THE “great Irish bake off” is expected to continue for at least two more weeks, Met Eireann’s revealed.
Evelyn Cusack revealed meteorologists are using an experimental forecast which suggests the current weather could hold for up to 15 days.
She said: “Our predictions are certainly another 10 days which is the medium range of our forecast but we’re currently using an experimental 15-day forecast and that is indicating a lot of dry weather.
“It’s been exceptionally dry – the driest June in Leinster since 1941.
“It’s also exceptionally sunny and that’s because the weather has been coming down from the IRISH Water last night claimed 40 people have been flouting the nationwide hosepipe ban.
As dry Ireland heads into another scorching weekend, the utility said while the majority of householders are respecting the conservation measure, dozens are north. These conditions will remain for another week to two weeks.”
The highest temperature ever recorded was 33.3C at Kilkenny Castle in June ignoring it. A spokesman added: “We know the vast majority of people are supporting the ban, though we have reports of around 40 incidents of hosepipe usage in contravention of it.”
He begged everyone to conserve water as the drought conditions continue – and said Dublin’s 1887. And Weather.us experts said there is the potential for Limerick to reach a similar mercury reading next Thursday.
Met Eireann said today and tomorrow we can expect wall-to-wall sunshine and 28C highs thanks to an area of high pressure.
A spokesman added: “Saturday will be a very warm and humid day with a mix of cloud and warm sunshine in afternoon temperatures of 22C to 26C.
“Dry and very warm in most places on Sunday, with some hazy sunshine, but cloudier in the north and northwest, Phoenix Park has seen its driest June since 1850.
The ban came into effect yesterday at 8am and remains in place until midnight on July 31.
Irish Water’s Kate Gannon said: “We are really grateful for the measures people have taken to conserve water so far and we hope with a small chance of a few showers. Maximum temperatures of 23C to 28C.”
And next week is set to be more of the same with a spokesman adding: “Early indications suggest warm and mostly dry conditions will continue well into next week, but there will be good deal of cloud and the best of the sunshine will be in the midlands, east and south.
“Temperatures will still be in the low to mid 20s in many areas, but more typically the high teens.”
Meanwhile, a Status Yellow drought warning is still in place and is expected to stay until Wednesday.
And a nationwide hosepipe ban has been ordered for the rest of the month as water supplies hit critical levels with no significant rainfall expected for at least 10 days.
is the year we last had a June which was as dry as this year
the ban will continue to make people more mindful of their responsibilities and the impact their water usage is having on their neighbours and communities.
“It will take sustained rainfall over many weeks and even months to replenish raw water levels in our storage reservoirs.” Hosepipes around country