{"id":474746,"date":"2026-05-30T13:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/474746\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T13:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:11:09","slug":"so-long-sunshine-wet-and-cooler-weather-sweeps-across-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/474746\/","title":{"rendered":"So long sunshine! Wet and cooler weather sweeps across Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rain is on the way for most of the country, after the spell of hot weather abruptly ended this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Irish people crowded onto the country\u2019s beaches over the past few days to make the most of the unseasonably warm weather. Temperatures soared\u00a0to the high 20s \u2014 with Met \u00c9ireann even issuing a high temperature warning for several counties in the west and south of the country.<\/p>\n<p>However, all good things have to come to an end \u2014 and after a brief reprieve which saw the sun come back out with balmy temperatures, Met \u00c9ireann has warned that we\u2019re looking at mixed conditions this Bank Holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cloud-mist-weather-stock-4.jpg\" alt=\"cloud mist weather stock 4\" class=\"wp-image-1768736\"\/>Rain is on the way for most of the country, after the spell of hot weather has ended. Pic: Sam Boal\/RollingNews.ie<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to Saturday (May 30), it will be dry for a time in parts of the east and southeast before outbreaks of rain continue to extend eastwards. Some sunny spells and scattered showers will follow from the west, with  highest temperatures of 15C to 20C.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a mix of clear spells and showers on Saturday night, most frequent in the north and west. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in mostly light breezes.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday will bring a mix of cloudy, hazy, and sunny spells, with scattered showers, becoming more isolated in the afternoon as sunnier spells develop. Cloud will build from the west, however, with outbreaks of rain developing for parts of Munster and Connacht by nightfall. Highest temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/weather-2-3.jpg\" alt=\"Weather\" class=\"wp-image-1759249\"\/>While the temperatures will remain in the high teens, some showers will turn heavy. Pic: Sam Boal\/Collins Photos<\/p>\n<p>Sunday night will be mostly cloudy, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle spreading northeastwards to all areas. Lowest temperatures of 11C to 14C. <\/p>\n<p>The long weekend isn\u2019t looking much better, with Bank Holiday Monday kicking off mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, possibly turning heavy at times in Munster and Leinster. Showers will follow through the afternoon, but it will remain warm with highs of 15C to 20C.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday will see things look somewhat better, with sunshine broken by showers, some turning heavy. Highest temperatures of 14C to 18C, before rain extends from the west on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/weather-rain.jpg\" alt=\"Weather Forecast Photo Sam Boal\/Collins Photos\" class=\"wp-image-1485457\"\/>Pic: Sam Boal\/Collins Photos<\/p>\n<p>The rain will clear on Wednesday morning, with sunshine and showers following for the afternoon and evening, some of which will be heavy. Highest temperatures of 14C to 18C.<\/p>\n<p>Looking to the rest of the week and next weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/tag\/met-eireann\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Met \u00c9ireann<\/a> warned that conditions will continue to be unsettled, with rain or showers at times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rain is on the way for most of the country, after the spell of hot weather abruptly ended&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":474747,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-474746","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\/474746","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=474746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}