{"id":466619,"date":"2026-05-25T19:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T19:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/466619\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T19:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T19:40:14","slug":"ireland-sees-new-may-high-of-28-8c-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/466619\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland sees new May high of 28.8C"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779738014_336_imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io.jpeg\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    Published:<br \/>\n    Mon 25 May 2026, 6:50 PM\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n        Last updated:<br \/>\n        Mon 25 May 2026, 7:07 PM\n      <\/p>\n<p class=\"ew-body\">By Bairbre Holmes and Cillian Sherlock, Press Association<\/p>\n<p class=\"ew-body\">A record May temperature of 28.8C has been recorded at two weather stations, according to Met \u00c9ireann data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ew-body\">Killarney and Clonmel automatic climate stations recorded 28.8C at about 3pm on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ew-body\">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 class=\"ew-body\">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 class=\"ew-body\">The warm weather is expected to continue, with temperatures of up to 28C again forecast for Tuesday and 27C on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ew-body\">The UK had its hottest May day with a high of 33.5C in Heathrow, west London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ew-body\">Met Office observations also put parts of Northern Ireland between 24C and 25C after lunchtime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ew-body\">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 class=\"ew-body\">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 class=\"ew-body\">\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 class=\"ew-body\">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 class=\"ew-body\">She also said it was important to protect babies and children as their skin is more sensitive to the sun.<\/p>\n<p>\n    Published:<br \/>\n    Mon 25 May 2026, 6:50 PM\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n        Last updated:<br \/>\n        Mon 25 May 2026, 7:07 PM\n      <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published: Mon 25 May 2026, 6:50 PM Last updated: Mon 25 May 2026, 7:07 PM By Bairbre Holmes&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":466620,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-466619","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\/466619","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=466619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}