{"id":534261,"date":"2026-07-05T13:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T13:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/534261\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T13:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T13:44:12","slug":"warmest-counties-in-ireland-as-temperatures-set-to-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/534261\/","title":{"rendered":"Warmest counties in Ireland as temperatures set to soar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ireland is set to see a return of high temperatures this week, with many counties enjoying a taste of summer weather.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month\u2019s heatwave brought <a href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2026\/07\/04\/news\/sunshine-weather-forecast-met-eireann\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">record-breaking temperatures<\/a> to the country, though recent days have been hit with more mixed conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 25, Athenry in Galway saw the highest temperature recorded at 32.2C, but rain and drizzle followed for the majority of the country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Heatwave-7.jpg\" alt=\"Weather\" class=\"wp-image-1765785\"  \/>Ireland is set to see a return of high temperatures this week. Pic: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, hopes of another heatwave have been boosted by Met \u00c9ireann\u2019s latest weather forecast, with blue skies and sunny days predicted for most of Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The national forecaster explained that 18 counties are set to enjoy some sizzling conditions, with a wide range of temperatures across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Met \u00c9ireann has forecast a wide variety in <a href=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2026\/06\/25\/extra\/funniest-things-irish-heatwave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the heat<\/a> of many places, with notable swings arriving across short distances.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sunny-Weather-7_90725995-e1781627753257.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1781856\"  \/>The national forecaster explained that 18 counties are set to enjoy some sizzling conditions. Pic: Leah Farrell \/ RollingNews.ie<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forecaster said that Munster and Leinster counties are likely to be the warmest and sunniest over the coming days, getting the best of the sun on Sunday and Monday before it gets more widespread on Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cork and Waterford are likely to be warmest on Monday, with temperatures reaching 24C in the south and around 22C in Dublin and other counties on the east coast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The capital and its surrounding counties will get even hotter on Tuesday, with temperatures potentially reaching as high as 25C.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sunscreen1.jpg\" alt=\"Weather\" class=\"wp-image-1662082\"  \/>The capital and its surrounding counties will get even hotter on Tuesday. Pic: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midland counties such as Offaly and Westmeath look set to be particularly warm compared to other areas on Wednesday, with temperatures ranging up to 23C.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cork and Dublin are again set to be amongst the hottest the following day, hitting heights of 24C, while the west coast has a wet forecast at around 19C.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For its national outlook this week, Met \u00c9ireann stated: \u2018Cloud and a little rain or drizzle in the west and north at times. Warmest and sunniest in the south and east, though sunshine will become more widespread through Tuesday and on Wednesday.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While there is no current forecast beyond Thursday night, it appears that temperatures in the low-to-mid 20s could be sticking around for a while.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ireland is set to see a return of high temperatures this week, with many counties enjoying a taste&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":534262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-534261","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\/534261","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=534261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}