As we head into a new week the good news the end this weekend and to start next week is that high pressure is set to build bringing warm condition across the country as the week goes on. Most place over the next 7 days will see no rain at all with a good dry spell which is good news for farmers looking to do some grass cutting. With light winds also expected this will allow some fog to develop at night in some areas which could lower visibility for driving conditions. The coming 7 day at least and possibly 10 days should see good decent spells of Sunshine across the country with all areas enjoying sunny sky at times.

As high pressure builds over the week a easterly airflow will replaces the normal west or north-westerly airflow and feed warmer air across Ireland with this change looking likely to place around later Tuesday into Wednesday next week. Sunday to Tuesday will see temperatures in the high teens to low 20s and at times in the mid teens across some parts of the west and northwest.

For our UK followers temperatures in parts of Wales & England at this stage will already have risen into the mid to high 20s.

**Temperatures forecast across Ireland next Tuesday 9/8/2022**

But we then see that change in airflow taken place later Tuesday and Wednesday with a slack easterly airflow across Ireland this will mean a rise in temperatures also with temperatures in the low to mid 20s for most areas come Wednesday.

For our UK followers temperatures in parts of Wales & England at this stage already have risen into the high 20s with some places into the low 30s feeling hot there.

**Temperatures forecast across Ireland next Wednesday 10/8/2022**

Come the end of next week both the European and GFS models show temperatures rising a little more with some areas into the high 20s for many areas on Thursday and Friday.

Across the UK temperatures again will be into the high 20s to low 30s across parts of England and Wales. Across Scotland temperatures will be in the mid 20s for places but cooler near northern half of Scotland with temperatures there in the high teens to low 20s.

**Temperatures forecast across Ireland next Thursday 11/8/2022**

As we head into next weekend the current outlook from the 2 main forecast models the ECMWF model and GFS model is for the dry weather to continue. The GFS model show temperatures in the mid 20s across the southern half of Ireland and back into the high teen to low 20s across the northern half of the country.

The ECMWF model show conditions rather dry again but the slight risk of some thunderstorms in places but the reason it shows the risk of thunderstorm as it shows temperatures becoming warmer or even hot with temperatures possibly rising into the low 30s for a few areas in the southern half of Ireland. It also keeps them warmer temperatures across the northern half of Ireland also. The main reason for the difference in temperatures between both weather models is due to the position of the high pressure which make a big difference as mentioned at the start of this update were i talked about the airflow and how it changes as high pressure build and drifts east. I have attached below the latest ECMWF model outlook for next Saturday.

**The ECMWF weather model showing temperatures in the low 30s next Saturday**

Rainfall

Rainfall level are expected to be well below average over the next 7 days with little or know rain forecast. Looking at the charts below it show most of the country dry over the coming 7 days and the rainfall amounts it show in the northwest is for today and Sunday. Most of that 5mm of rain in Donegal has already falling this morning coming in the way of shower so overall many areas including the northwest will see very little or no rain at next week.