Barking hot
It’s blue skies for Bank Holiday as temperatures higher than Athens
IRELAND sizzled in 27C Bank Holiday heat yesterday as sunworshippers enjoyed the hottest day of the year at beauty spots.
The mercury climbed so high it was hotter than Athens, Amsterdam and New York.
Big crowds flocked to the coast with the Forty Foot at Sandycove in South Dublin as popular as ever.
And the west was particularly warm with Mediterranean-like conditions.
But it’s not all good news, as Met Eireann warned of a “noticeable change” from tomorrow.
A spokesman said: “We hit 27.1C at Newport in Mayo [yesterday] making it the hottest day of the year so far.
“And it was very hot all over the west. The temperature was above 26C at our Roscommon weather station and 24.5C at Oak Park in Carlow.”
The beautiful sunshine and mini-heatwave will continue today with temperatures set to reach between 22C and 27C.
The spokesman added Oak Park is again likely to be one of the hottest locations. He said: “A lot of places will stay dry for the day, but we may have some thickening cloud in the north and west for a time which might bring a few showers.
“But you’ll still be talking of a temperature range in the north and west of the country of 16C to 20C and then the range for Leinster and Munster will be more like 22C to 27C.”
However, weather experts are warning the blue skies will come to an end tomorrow.
Temperatures will plummet tonight and showers are expected in places.
The spokesman added: “We’re not looking at large accumulations of rainfall but tonight we’re looking at temperatures of 8C to 11C.
“And then Wednesday we’re looking at a breezier and cooler day with maximum temperatures of 12C to 17C.
“The areas that could fare best might be parts of south Munster and maybe Co Clare but it might be cooler than normal for this time of year in some parts.
“We’re going to have northerly winds, strong near the coasts and a showery day in some parts.”