Malin Head shines brightest
Almost 58 hours of sunshine were recorded at Malin Head in County Donegal during the past seven days.
Ireland’s most northerly synoptic station saw 194% of its average sunshine totals for the time of year.
Met Éireann says sunshine amounts over the past week came in above average across the country.
Another sunny week lies ahead as high pressure continues to influence weather conditions.
Casement Aerodrome in Dublin recorded just 0.5mm (4% of its average), establishing it as Ireland’s driest location during the last week.
The 6mm of rainfall at Valentia, the majority of which fell on Thursday night, made the Kerry station the wettest spot in Ireland.
Even here, precipitation totals were less than a quarter of what would be expected for the time of year.
Valentia was also Ireland’s warmest location, recording a mean temperature of 12.6 C.
It was cooler further east as a result of a moderate easterly breeze.
Mean air temperatures hovered around 10 C at a number of stations in the midlands and east.
The clear skies have produced some impressive displays of the Northern Lights over Donegal during recent nights.
The Aurora Borealis shone bright over Fort Dunree, near Buncrana on the Inishowen Peninusula on Saturday morning.
Dry and sunny conditions will persist through next week as high pressure remains the dominant feature of our weather.
Conditions will gradually become a little more changeable next weekend with showers at times, with some rain for all areas at times during the following week.
Indications are that high pressure will become re-established over or close to Ireland as we move into the final third of the month, bringing a return to settled conditions.
