June — and 2023 — on course for heat records 

A major deluge of rain in Tralee caused significant flooding in the town last weekend. Picture: Domnick Walsh

Despite a week of thunderstorms, torrential rains and rarely-seen funnel clouds, this month is on track to be the hottest June on record.

Along with a scorching June, this year may squash all previous records, according to a Met Éireann climatologist, with the weather seen this week potentially becoming more frequent and more extreme in the years ahead.