Roscommon roasts as county records top temperature
The weather station in Mount Dillon, County Roscommon, saw temperatures hit 31.1 degrees on Saturday afternoon.
Ireland has recorded its hottest day of the year so far with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees in many areas.
The weather station in Mount Dillon, County Roscommon, saw temperatures hit 31.1 degrees on Saturday afternoon. Oak Park in Co Carlow, Shannon Airport and Mullingar also had highs of 30 degrees.
Ireland experienced a hotter day on Saturday than many parts of Portugal and Spain, with storm warnings in place for central and eastern parts of the Iberian Peninsula.
According to Met Éireann, Sunday will also start “largely dry and fine” across Ireland with long spells of sunshine and mostly light winds.
However, cloud “will build from the west with showers pushing in across west Munster in the morning extending into Connacht and western parts of Leinster during the afternoon and evening”.
Some heavy and thundery downpours are likely although it will remain very warm with highest temperatures of 22 to 29 degrees and light to moderate south to southeast or variable breezes.
A high-temperature warning will remain in place for most counties until 6 p.m. on Sunday, while Connacht will also be under a thunderstorm alert between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Sunday.
