Shannon records Ireland’s warmest temperature on Tuesday

Shannon Airport in County Clare recorded the country’s highest temperature on Tuesday, with the mercury reaching 28.1 degrees at 5pm.

The reading was just 0.1 degrees warmer than those reported at Mount Dillon in Co Roscommon and Oak Park in Co Carlow.

The warm weather came exactly three years to the day since Oak Park set the August temperature record for Ireland, when 31.7 degrees was recorded on August 12th, 2022.

Similar temperatures are forecast for Wednesday and Thursday as a warm airmass is drawn in under high pressure. The settled and humid conditions are also expected to trigger thunderstorms in some areas.

The UK Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for all six counties of Northern Ireland on Thursday, from midnight until 10pm, warning of heavy downpours, lightning, hail and possible flooding.

Met Éireann has a Status Yellow alert for Clare, Kerry and Limerick on Tuesday from 3pm to 9pm, with similar risks from humid, unstable air. Thunderstorm activity is expected to move north by night, with intense showers possible in north Leinster and Ulster.