Warm weather to continue after temperatures hit 30 degrees
James Cox
The long hot summer is set to continue, with high temperatures for all of this week and possibly next week.
Apart from some light rain and the possibility of a few thunderstorms, this week will remain dry and largely sunny.
The hot temperatures will also feature throughout the week, with a new yellow alert kicking in at lunchtime for counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Mayo and Galway, lasting until Wednesday.
A temperature of 30 degrees was recorded at the Met Éireann weather station on Valentia, Co Kerry, on Sunday.
The temperature reading requires verification but was described as a provisional station record by the forecaster in a post on X.
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A provisional station record has been broken today at Valentia, Co Kerry with 30°C recorded. The previous record for Valentia was 29.8°C recorded in Aug 1955. pic.twitter.com/zYKDcLP6cC
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) July 12, 2026
Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather said the sunshine looks set to continue into the weekend, and possibly into next week too.
O'Reilly said: "At the moment, the models pretty much agree that it [the warm weather] is going to continue into the weekend. We might see temperatures easing off a little bit for a few days, but you're talking about easing off into 24 or 25 degrees, rather than 28 or 29 [degrees].
"But at the moment weekend is looking pretty good. Some of the weather models actually reload the high pressure and the heat back over us again for the following weeks, so to be honest there is no real end in sight at the moment."
A weather advistory from Met Éireann reads: "A prolonged spell of very warm or hot weather will continue this weekend lasting into next week. Daytime maxima will widely exceed 25 degrees with values reaching the high 20s, and possibly 30 degrees, in places. The UV Index is expected to be high to very high. Warm and humid nights will occur with minima of 15 degrees or higher. There is the chance of thunderstorms developing on Wednesday and Thursday."
The national forecaster said potential impacts include:
• Water safety issues due to increased use of waterways, lakes and beaches.
• Uncomfortable sleeping conditions.
• Heat stress and dehydration, especially for the vulnerable and elderly.
• Potential disruption to public transport.
• Animal welfare issues.
• Potential drought concerns.
• Potential wildfires and forest fires.
