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Tuesday morning will be mainly dry – but worse weather is to come later
Met Éireann forecasts showers and persistent rain for first days of September before an ‘unsettled’ weekend
Monday set to be dry and sunny but more autumnal weather on way
Met Éireann’s outlook is for ‘rather unsettled’ conditions with ‘rain, showers and breezes’
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Co Kerry town saw its main tourist route close last night as 57ml of rain fell in four hours
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A mostly clear Friday will be followed by heavy rain on Saturday and Sunday before showers ease on Monday
Heavy rain warning in place for six counties
Dublin also faces chance of thunderstorms, intense downpours and surface flooding
Met Éireann issues yellow rain warning for five counties in southeast
Though summer season approaches its end, Met Éireann predicts further high temperatures and humidity
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Festivalgoers in Stradbally can expect rain on Saturday and Sunday, with temperatures reaching 18 degrees
Met Éireann forecasts temperatures of 23 degrees before ‘turning a little cooler’
Met Éireann forecasts wetter, more changeable conditions from Tuesday afternoon
Met Éireann forecasts mostly dry and bright weekend after week of showers
Rain clears through Friday before sunny spells take hold, with temperatures reaching 19 degrees
Scattered showers today and Friday, but dry for the weekend
Met Éireann forecasts temperatures up to 19 degrees over coming days
Farmers count the cost of prolonged drought: ‘Do the maths, that’s €3,500 a week’
Dairy and tillage farmers in east and south-east struggle as a result of dry, hot summer
Ireland’s football pitches have turned to ‘barren, dusty ground’ in the summer heat
GAA and soccer grounds have taken ‘real hammering’ over the prolonged hot and dry spell
Person caught in downpour while cutting the grass among complaints to Met Éireann
Others expressed dissatisfaction with inaccurate app forecasts during the hottest days of summer
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Hot weather to recede but little sign of rain for drought-affected counties
Many livestock farmers are feeding their animals winter silage because of the lack of grass growth
Temperatures may reach 31 degrees today
Nationwide hosepipe ban ‘could potentially be extended’, says Uisce Éireann
Solar eclipse 2026: Thousands across Ireland witness rare event
Eclipse to be visible from about 6pm until 8pm, with Met Éireann forecasting the clearest skies in the east and southeast
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Met Éireann yellow heat warning in place for 12 counties in east and southeast
Baked, cracked mud seen at Dublin reservoir as depleted water levels closely monitored
Some rivers had less than a third their normal flow in July and the dry spell is to continue
Met Éireann issues status yellow heat warning for Leinster and Tipperary
Temperatures could reach 29 degrees on Wednesday, with Leinster expected to be the ‘hottest’
Met Éireann forecasts return of ‘very warm’ weather as temperatures to reach 26 degrees
Temperatures for this time of the year are between two and four degrees higher than average
Temperatures to reach 25 degrees as rain forecast for weekend
Met Éireann forecasts Friday will be mainly dry before rain develops in parts of the west and northwest overnight
July among ‘hottest, driest and sunniest months on record’, Met Éireann says
All monthly rainfall totals across country were below 1991-2020 average
Met Éireann warns of heavy rain showers as weather cools
Mixed weather forecast for Wednesday and into the weekend
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Thousands of tourists have faced evacuation and rescue from wildfires as temperatures remain high
Thunderstorm warning comes into place for 10 counties
Met Éireann forecasts a cloudy and misty start to the week with scattered showers in places
Met Éireann says Ireland to see high temperatures this bank holiday weekend - but rain is on the way
Met Éireann says temperatures will remain comparatively high as unsettled weather spreads on Sunday
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