There’s a catch, however, as sunbathers are set to be disappointed

Warm weather with a catch

Ireland is set to enjoy a week of warm conditions, with highs of 20C expected to continue throughout the coming days, though it may not be beach weather the entire time.

Met Eireann‘s general outlook for the week beginning today, June 15, sees the national forecaster expect highs of 20C most days but the weather will also be quite changeable as some rain and showers could dampen the hopes of any sunbathers. Breezy conditions are also expected at times.

Today, Monday, will begin mainly dry with hazy sunshine in many areas but cloud will thicken from the southwest as the day goes on, which will result in a few patches of light rain and drizzle. Into the evening, some sunny spells will develop from the southwest as highs of 20C are forecast.

Tonight will start off with a mix of clear spells but cloud will increase with some patchy outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. The national forecaster also expects some hill mist and fog too, with temperatures potentially dropping back to 10C.

Tomorrow will start cloudy and there will just be limited sunny spells. There will be a few patchy outbreaks of light rain and drizzle in the morning, which will become more persistent in the afternoon and evening, particularly in Munster and Leinster. It will remain quite warm, however, with a temperature range of between 15C and 20C.

Wednesday will be a breezy day with sunny spells and plenty of dry weather and limited showers, again in highs of 20C but cooler in the west.

Thursday could be a wetter day as heavy rain is likely to spread from the south in the late afternoon into the evening and night but warm temperatures will persist.

It will be slightly cooler on Friday, which will start off mostly cloudy with rain. There will be the odd sunny spell but these will be broken up with scattered showers from the west.

There is some uncertainty in the forecast into the weekend but current indications suggest that high pressure will continue into Saturday which will bring some spells of dry and bright weather, with Sunday being the warmest day.

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