Ireland’s urban lights shine at night

Clear skies over much of Ireland overnight on Saturday, enabled EUMETSAT‘S Suomi NPP satellite to capture this spectacular image.

Besides the city lights of all the larger cities and towns, it is also possible to distinguish some clouds, illuminated by the first quarter Moon.

Saturday was dominated by a mix of sunny spells and scattered cloud, owing to a cold front pushing down across Ireland from the north.

The front introduced cooler weather, allowing temperatures to dip between 1 and 2c along the east coast in the early hours of Sunday morning.

he next two weeks will be largely dry with a mix of sunshine and scattered cloud, with temperatures improving beyond Tuesday.

High pressure will be situated close to or over Ireland through mid-May, which will allow for the extended period of settled weather.

Temperatures will climb to above the seasonal average, rising from weekend highs of 11 to 15°C to 14 to 19°C from midweek.