{"id":466543,"date":"2026-05-25T18:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T18:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/466543\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T18:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T18:28:09","slug":"ireland-sees-new-may-high-of-28-8c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/466543\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland sees new May high of 28.8C"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A record May temperature of 28.8C has been recorded at two weather stations, according to Met \u00c9ireann data.<\/p>\n<p>Killarney and Clonmel automatic climate stations recorded 28.8C at about 3pm on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The previous hottest May day was on May 31st, 1997, when a temperature of 28.4C was recorded at Ardfert Liscahane in Co Kerry.<\/p>\n<p>Long spells of sunshine are expected throughout the country, the national meteorological service has said, with the highest temperatures largely between 23C and 28C.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Warm &amp; dry with long spells of sunshine\u2600\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>While mist and fog patches will generally clear early on, some sea fog is possible through the day, especially along western and northern coasts\ud83c\udf2b\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Highs of 22 to 27\u00b0C generally\ud83c\udf21\ufe0f, warmest in Leinster &amp; Munster, in light variable breezes <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kP5nr1xcGe\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/kP5nr1xcGe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Met \u00c9ireann (@MetEireann) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MetEireann\/status\/2058769478557524034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The warm weather is expected to continue, with temperatures of up to 28C again forecast for Tuesday and 27C on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The UK had its hottest May day with a high of 33.5C in Heathrow, west London.<\/p>\n<p>Met Office observations also put parts of Northern Ireland between 24C and 25C after lunchtime.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Irish Cancer Society reminded people to protect their skin from harmful ultraviolet rays \u2013 the main cause of skin cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Lonergan, cancer awareness nurse at the charity, said: \u201cOver-exposure to the sun can damage the skin at any age, and this damage builds up over time, increasing the risk of melanoma and other types of skin cancer.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"not-prose no-underline\" data-action=\"click\" data-category=\"Read more article clicked\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/ireland\/what-is-the-law-for-working-in-extreme-hot-weather-1904728.html\" data-value=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/ireland\/what-is-the-law-for-working-in-extreme-hot-weather-1904728.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pa-71789961-e1779705618149.jpg\" class=\"rounded-sm object-contain bg-transparent z-10 w-full h-full not-prose\" alt=\"What Is The Law For Working In Extreme Hot Weather?\" width=\"278\" height=\"156\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Ireland<\/p>\n<p>What is the law for working in extreme hot weather?<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven on cloudy or cooler days, UV rays can still penetrate the skin, making daily protection essential whenever you are outdoors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lonergan said simple steps can make a \u201chuge difference in reducing\u201d risk \u2013 including regularly reapplying a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a high SPF (30 or above), and wearing lightweight long sleeves, sunglasses and a wide-brimmed hat.<\/p>\n<p>She also said it was important to protect babies and children as their skin is more sensitive to the sun.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A record May temperature of 28.8C has been recorded at two weather stations, according to Met \u00c9ireann data.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":466544,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-466543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}