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| Poppies and barley, Glen of the Downs, Wicklow |
TRENDS for the week of 2 to 8 July 2021 --
-- Temperatures will average near normal values, with the trend from 1-2 above normal to 1-2 below later.
-- Rainfalls could reach normal amounts in the south, to 50-75 per cent of normal in the north.
-- Sunshine will be around 50 to 75 per cent of normal in a rather cloudy scenario.
-- Winds will increase at times to moderate or the lower end of the "strong" range near the south coast.
FORECASTS
TONIGHT the rain will move through other regions, with 5-10 mm generally, and muggy lows near 14 C.
SATURDAY will be cloudy with afternoon sunny breaks, and the morning
rain will fragment to showers becoming more isolated for most areas,
with risk of localized thunderstorms developing in the midlands. Rather
warm and muggy with highs 19 to 22 C.
SUNDAY will be partly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows near 14 C and highs 18 to 21 C.
MONDAY will be partly cloudy at first, then overcast, as rain develops
in the south by late afternoon and evening, with an interval of strong,
gusty east to southeast winds and heavy squalls of rain likely overnight
into Tuesday morning. Temperatures steady near 16 C.
TUESDAY will bring a gradual end to this unsettled weather as the low
responsible moves through Ireland and off towards Scotland by afternoon,
leaving a partly cloudy and cooler northwest flow in its wake. Highs
near 17 C.
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY appear likely to remain a bit cooler than average
for early July, with lows near 9 C and highs near 17 C, partly cloudy
skies with isolated showers.
The pattern beyond that looks rather variable with some warm days in the
mix, some unsettled days with locally heavy showers, a fairly typical
July scenario with temperatures either near normal or somewhat above
normal at times. This leads to the monthly outlook which is a mixed bag
of different weather patterns, a bit of everything likely during the
month, all coming out to near average overall. If there are departures
from normal, they are more likely to be wetter than average and perhaps
slightly warmer. Sunshine will be under some pressure to reach normal
totals although here again the mix will include some cloudy days and
some sunny days.
Peter for IWO.