IRELAND SEES ITS HOTTEST JUNE TEMPERATURE SINCE 1976 RECORDED TODAY AT 32°C

The highest temperatures to be recorded in Ireland since 1976 has been recorded today at 32°C at Met Eireanns weather station in Shannon.

A temperature of 32°C was recorded at 4pm and 5pm with temperatures at 8pm this evening still at 29°C

The highest temperature ever recorded in Ireland was 33.3 °C at Kilkenny Castle, on 26 June 1887.

Maximum temperatures from around the country today. Shannon Airport at 32 degrees is the highest temperature recorded in Ireland since 29 June 1976. pic.twitter.com/h30wKjKPS2
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) June 28, 2018

Temperatures will remain in the high twenties to low thirty's until Saturday. On Sunday temperatures will be in the high teens to mid twenties remaining warm across Ireland. At the start of next week temperatures will remain warm across Ireland but not as warm as this week with temperatures in the high teens to low twenties.

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The next 7 days shows very little precipitation in the forecast so people and farmers should be aware of water levels running low with possible lowering of pressure and cut offs to water supply's over certain hours of the days with drought conditions possible.