Hottest day in almost three years recorded as temperatures hit 29.6C in Roscommon

While the high temperatures are set to continue, unsettled conditions will appear closer to Sunday
Friday has been confirmed as the hottest day of the year so far as temperatures hit 29.6C in Mount Dillon, Co Roscommon, and 29 degrees in other counties.
It comes after yesterday saw temperatures hit 27C, with the highest reading also at Mount Dillon in Co Roscommon.
Today's high of 29.6C is the warmest day in Ireland since August 2022 and the hottest June day since 2018.
Today, June 20, marks the earliest in the month that temperatures have ever hit 29 degrees.
In the UK, an amber heat health alert has been issued across England, where temperatures could hit 33C in the south east where temperatures could hit 33C in the south east.
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Overnight temperatures will not fall below 12 to 17C during a mainly dry night, but isolated showers are possible in parts of Ulster and Leinster.
Saturday will bring further warm, sunny spells with some scattered showers turning heavy and possibly thundery at times with highs of 19 to 25C expected dropping to lows of 12 to 15C overnight.
However, Met Éireann said the forecast would turn more unsettled over the coming days as an 'Atlantic regime takes hold'.
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7 Day Weather Forecast: June 16-22
Any remaining rain and drizzle will move away early Sunday morning leaving brighter spells, with highest temperatures of 15 to 20C expected during the day and lowest temperatures of 9 to 12C expected during a night of some isolated showers.
There will be a bright start to the day on Monday, with further showers turning into outbreaks of rain later on with highs of 13 to 18C.
Rain and drizzle will accompany cloudy conditions on Tuesday, with a few brighter spells breaking through in the north and west at times with highest temperatures of 15 to 19C expected.

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