Ireland’s summer heat wave has been reaching unexpected levels, with the sun shining down across the country for the past six weeks.
Temperatures have hit highs of 30 degrees, and have consistently been in the high 20’s and low amounts of rain have caused country wide water shortages and hose pipe bans.
But now, it it looks like we are in for some rain, as the National Forecaster has released a weather warning for 16 counties.
“Saturday, showery rain will linger in the north for much of the day,” Met Eireann said in a statement.
“However, elsewhere will see sunny spells and scattered showers.
“It will be a cooler and fresher day with top temperatures of just 15 to 18 degrees in moderate to fresh westerly winds, but strong and gusty in the in the north.”
The status yellow warning will affect Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal and Waterford, with “thundery downpours in places may lead to rainfall accumulations of 25-40 mm.”
Make sure to remember your brolly!
