Temperatures to reach highest of the week today – but Met Éireann warns of possible thunderstorms

Most places nationwide will be warm and sunny today, with showers clearing in the morning.

However, scattered showers are expected to develop in the south and west this afternoon, with forecasters predicting some to be “possible thunderstorms”.

Speaking this morning, Met Éireann forecaster Aoife Kealy said we are set for “plenty” of warm and sunny weather.

“High pressure is going to build back in over the country, so that means we’ll have plenty of warm and sunny weather,” she said.

“One caveat though is we will have some showers too.”

Highest temperatures will be between 19 to 24C, and it is forecast to be a little cooler near the eastern coast in a light to moderate easterly breeze.

7 Day Weather Forecast: 12th May – 18th May

Tonight, it will be clear and dry for most areas but heavy showers will continue in parts of the south and west early on, with a few thunderstorms possible.

They will die out by midnight with largely clear skies developing and lowest temperatures will be between 7 to 11C.

Tomorrow will be another sunny day for most, but showers will develop in parts of Munster and south Connacht throughout the afternoon and evening.

Some of these will be heavy with a chance of thunderstorms, forecasters say.

And it will be another warm day, with highest temperatures of between 16C and 23C.

Thursday is set to be warm and sunny, with sunshine turning a little hazy at times. Highest temperatures will be between 18 to 22C, but it will be slightly cooler near eastern coasts.

And the good news continues into the weekend.

Friday will be another dry and largely sunny day, with highest temperatures of 17 to 21C but once again, it will be marginally cooler in the east.

Temperatures are set to hit 22C or 23C, with coolest conditions again in eastern coastal counties due to easterly breezes.

Forecasters say current indications suggest that it will stay settled and warm for the early days of next week with temperatures in the high teens or low twenties.