Met Éireann forecasts some hot and heavy weather
Hot, humid weather that will feature heavy thunderstorms is set to mark the break in the long dry spell, according to the latest forecast from Éireann.
A Status Yellow thunderstorm alert is in place for Norther Ireland but Met Éireann says parts of the island will see no rain in the upcoming weather.
The forecaster says the change in conditions begins on Friday, June 9 when the humid conditions will take hold. There's be rain in the west on Friday with Saturday bringing heavy showers some becoming thunderstorms causing spot flooding.
The outlook is for warm and humid through the weekend and next week, both by day and night. Met Éireann says showers - thundery downpours in parts - will continue to be a feature.
The heat will build after the weekend becoming even warmer or "even hot" but this will be accompanied by some heavy and thundery ones with possible flooding. However, the forecaster says parts of the country will see no rain.
Met Éireann's farming section says that despite intermittent rain and showers expected from the weekend onwards, the drought or near drought conditions will persist in parts. It says rain fall amounts will vary widely over the coming days varying from 25% to 80% of the average for the time of year.
The Status Yellow thunderstorm warning covers Antrim, Armagh, Down, Tyrone, Derry on Sunday. MORE BELOW TWEET.
National forecast issued at 12.36 pm on Friday, June 9.
Friday: Dry across many areas today with spells of sunshine. Cloudier however in the south and southwest with some showers which will gradually extend across parts of Connacht. Warm and becoming quite humid with highest temperatures of 21 to 24 degrees generally. Less warm though across eastern counties with highest temperatures of 18 to 21 degrees, all in moderate to fresh easterly winds.
Very mild and humid night. Largely dry for much of the night under broken cloud with just isolated showers. Heavier and more persistent showers will move up from the south later in the night. Temperatures not falling below 11 to 15 degrees in light easterly breezes.
Saturday: Warm and humid with a mix of cloud and sunshine. Scattered showers, mainly over Munster at first, will gradually extend into other parts of the country, some turning heavy with the chance of isolated thunderstorms and spot flooding. Highest temperatures of 19 to 24 or 25 degrees, coolest in the south, in a light to moderate east to southeast breeze.
Humid and very mild night with scattered showers tracking northwards, some heavy and thundery with possible flooding. Some mist or fog setting in later too. Lowest temperatures 14 to 16 degrees Celsius with just light southerly breezes.
SUNDAY: A mix of cloud and summer sunshine with well scattered showers too - potential for local thundery ones. Warm and heavy with top temperature of 20 to 25 degrees Celsius, all sunshine dependent with very little breeze, save local sea breezes.
MON and TUES: Warmer or even hot days with sunshine and scattered slow moving showers - potential for heavy and thundery ones with possible flooding. Parts of the country staying fully dry though. Top temperatures of 20 to 26 degrees Celsius, in just light variable or northeasterly breezes.