Ireland weather: Irish holidaymakers warned of extreme temperatures of 45 degrees Celsius during heatwave this week

Irish holidaymakers have been warned of extreme temperatures this week.

People travelling to Spain, France and England will experience higher than average temperatures in the coming years, thanks to a hot air plume.

However, temperatures in Ireland are not expected to rise as quickly as weather forecasts remain unpredictable ahead of the long weekend.

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Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather said: “A plume of hot air blowing up from the south this week will bring temperatures of up to 45C in parts of Spain, 41C in France and 31C in England, but Ireland will be the last to suffer with 24 or 25C likely to be our highest temperature on Wednesday. Holidaymakers beware the heat ahead!”

Ireland will enjoy a pleasant mix of sunshine and temperatures around 22 degrees during the day.

Met Eireann said: “Fog and patches of mist will clear later this morning. Today will be mainly dry with a mix of cloud and sunny spells, although there is a chance of isolated light showers in the west and north this morning and early afternoon.

“Highest temperatures will range between 17 degrees in the northwest and 22 degrees in the southeast, with a light northwesterly or variable breeze.”

They added: “Tonight will be dry with long clear spells. Some patches of mist and fog will develop in light and variable winds. Minimum temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees.”

Tomorrow the sun will continue to shine and in parts of Ireland the mercury will rise to 20 to 25 degrees.

Met.ie said: “Wednesday will be warm and dry with sunny spells for most of the day. Cloud will increase in the west and northwest in the afternoon, with some local rain in the evening. Highest temperatures of 20 to 25 degrees with light and variable winds.”

However, the weather will change overnight and towards the end of the week, during the long weekend.

They continued: “It will be cloudy with scattered rain or drizzle, mainly in the northwest. Mild and humid with temperatures.”