The weather in Ireland will be cooler but highest temperatures will remain above 20 degrees for much of next week, according to Met Éireann.The officially classified heatwave came to an end this weekend, as temperatures fell back to between 18 and 23 degrees over Saturday and Sunday.In Dublin, Sunday will be bright and breezy, and generally sunny spells will dominate but scattered showers will begin to develop in the afternoon. The evening should be dry.The highest temperatures are set to be between 18 and 20 degrees but the heat will be kept in check by moderate to fresh, gusty, southwesterly winds.The sweltering nights during the heatwave are firmly in the rearview mirror.The national forecaster said while Sunday night will be “mainly dry” with some scattered showers in the west and northwest, the lowest temperatures will drop to between 9 and 12 degrees.Sunday will be a wetter day in Cork, a bright and breezy start to the day across Munster is set to see scattered showers start in the west before extending eastwards in the late morning.Met Éireann forecasts the showers will continue into the afternoon before retreating to the west of Munster in the evening. [ Temperature records shattered in Europe as deadly heatwave moves eastOpens in new window ]Sunbathers at Seapoint, Co Dublin. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Ireland’s weather cools but temperatures to remain above 20 degrees for much of next week
Met Éireann forecasts more changeable weather after week’s prolonged spell of heat
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Ireland's heatwave ended this weekend; temperatures fell to 18-23°C but will remain above 20°C next week. Traditional weather patterns with sunny spells and showers are returning as schools close for summer.
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