Ireland weather: Forecaster pinpoints end in stretch of glorious ‘mini heatwave’ as rain forecast

But don’t worry there are still some sunny days to come

The stretch of glorious weather that has graced Ireland over the last week could end with showers raining down across the country later in the week, forecasters have warned.

The country has been enjoying sunshine and highs of 21C over the last few days, with more to come into next week, as daytime temperatures are forecast to hit the mid to high teens, with dry weather for the most part.

While Met Éireann forecasters said the weather would stay settled until later in the week, they added there could be a chance of clouds and showery rain spreading northwards over the country through Thursday.

Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather also warned of downpours towards the end of next week, but stressed there was uncertainty surrounding the current forecast. He wrote: “A risk of showers Thursday/Friday but a lot of uncertainty yet. If you have plans I wouldn’t panic just yet.”

Below is the Met Office weather forecast for the rest of the week

Monday:

A dry and bright start to the day with patchy cloud. A few showers may develop from late morning, these mostly light and clearing away through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 15C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Dry and settled throughout this period with a good deal of sunshine. Light winds at first but becoming breezier by Thursday and Friday on eastern coasts with showers possible.

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