‘Mixed bag’ of holiday weather
Met Éireann forecaster Harm Luijkx said a westerly flow was now dominant over the country and high pressure was far away.
“The weather is changeable, unsettled, and also cool, which is actually a normal feature of the Irish climate,” said Mr Luijkx. “People like warm weather in the summer but, unfortunately, that is not always the case here in Ireland.”
He explained that most of western Europe was cooler now. Sometimes, hot weather from the south made it to western Europe but it would not reach Ireland.
Mr Luijkx also said the weather for the rest of next week would remain changeable and cool.
Today will probably be the best day weather-wise this bank holiday weekend, and there will be a good deal of dry weather, with some sunny breaks.
Mr Luijkx said a weather system was approaching the country that would give rise to windy conditions everywhere later tomorrow and on Monday.
“The heaviest of the rain will probably be in the west, with the best of any dry and bright weather in the east. It is a bit of a mixed bag.”
He was unable to predict how the rest of the summer might turn out. “Because of the changeability of the weather, it is impossible to look further than about five days, perhaps a week ahead,” he said.
“There are no signs that the weather will settle down to a warm spell with high pressure. There is no indication of that for the foreseeable future.”
Tomorrow, persistent and prolonged rain is likely to affect the western half of the country during the day and evening, with heavy falls in Atlantic coastal counties. There will be some dry intervals in the east but it will be cloudy, with outbreaks of rain or drizzle there too.
Strong to gale-force southerly winds are expected on Monday but the southerly winds will bring a milder air mass and, with a chance of some sunny spells, it will become a little warmer. Heavy showers are also likely.
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