{"id":537396,"date":"2026-07-07T11:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T11:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/537396\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T11:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T11:50:09","slug":"prolonged-spell-of-warm-weather-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/537396\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Prolonged spell&#8217; of warm weather expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Met \u00c9ireann has said that a prolonged spell of very warm weather is expected, with temperatures exceeding 25C over the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>An advisory from the forecaster, which is in effect from tomorrow until next Tuesday, states that daytime temperatures will exceed 25C, possibly climbing to 30C in parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Ail\u00eds Hankinson, forecaster with Met \u00c9ireann, said that from Friday the &#8220;main heat&#8221; will come into effect, with temperatures climbing to the high 20s.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re seeing a signal for the warmest temperatures really from the weekend in Munster, south Connacht maybe west Leinster,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on RT\u00c9&#8217;s Morning Ireland, she added: &#8220;We&#8217;re looking at a prolonged spell really of very warm and possibly hot weather.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ms Hankinson said that the warm weather is due to an area of high pressure currently located to the south of Ireland and is &#8220;building a bit of a ridge over the south of the country&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>She said there was a bit of a &#8220;waving weather front&#8221; lingering over the north-west of the country, keeping it a bit cloudier.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ms Hankinson said the high pressure will spread further northwards over the next few days, making the sunshine more widespread.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\">\u2757\ufe0f Weather Advisory for Ireland \ud83e\udd75\ud83c\udf21\ufe0f\ud83d\udcc8<\/p>\n<p>\u23f3Wednesday 08\/07\/2026 to Tuesday 14\/07\/2026\u231b\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49Please be Aware of the potential high temperatures expected over the coming days &amp; take simple precautions to stay safe &amp; comfortable during this period\u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XZEO0GxpJo\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/XZEO0GxpJo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Met \u00c9ireann (@MetEireann) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MetEireann\/status\/2074153794967945605\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the hot spell, the UV index is expected to be very high. Warm and humid nights are also expected, with minimal temperatures of 15C or higher.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Hankinson advised people to be aware of the heat and water safety issues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We see an increase in people heading towards beaches and waterways and lakes to cool down,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>She has also warned people to be aware of the signs of heat stress and to stay cool and hydrated.<\/p>\n<p>People are also being warned to be aware that there is a higher risk of wildfires and forest fires in hot spells.<\/p>\n<p>                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Met \u00c9ireann has said that a prolonged spell of very warm weather is expected, with temperatures exceeding 25C&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":537397,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-537396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537396","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=537396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=537396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=537396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}