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Status Yellow: Warning for hot weekend as Carlow temperature tops 30 degrees

The high temperature warning will be in place for Leinster and Munster until 6am on Sunday.

THE MERCURY HIT 33 degrees Celsius in Callan in Kilkenny earlier this afternoon ahead of several days of hot weather across Ireland.

A status yellow temperature warning has been in place since midday for the entire country.

Met Éireann has said it will continue to be very warm or hot tomorrow and Saturday with maximum temperatures of 27 to 29 degrees Celsius. 

The forecaster said it will be “uncomfortably warm” at night with temperatures generally staying above 15 degrees. The forecaster warned of heat stress, particularly for vulnerable people, and a high solar UV index alongside risk of water-related incidents. 


Older people have been advised to take care in the heat, particularly those with underlying health conditions which could make them particularly vulnerable.

Minister of State for Older People Mary Butler said in a statement: “Heat stress, heat exhaustion and heatstroke are potentially serious health risks for people during a heatwave. I urge older people, and anyone caring for someone, to take steps to stay cool and hydrated and monitor for signs of dehydration and heat exhaustion.

“It is important to remember that your GP or pharmacist will be able to advise you if any of your medicines might make you more likely to become ill from the heat.”

Met Éireann recorded the highest August temperature in almost 20 years today.

The Oak Park station in Co Carlow hit 30.5 degrees, after the temperature reached 29.2 degrees at the same station yesterday.

The highest ever August temperature – 31.5 degrees – was recorded 27 years ago at the same station in Co Carlow. 

Safety

Groups such as the Road Safety Authority and ESB have issued warnings in recent days for the public to take care in the heat during activities such as driving or swimming.

The National Parks and Wildlife Service has appealed to the public to be conscious of the dangers posed by fire.

It is an offence to light a fire which causes or is likely to cause the burning of any vegetation within one mile of a woodland or Nature Reserve, and those doing so may face prosecution.

Drinkaware has warned that “alcohol and swimming do not mix.”

The organisation also urged people to ensure they stay hydrated if consuming alcohol.

Met Éireann meteorologist Paul Downes wrote that this is the “first time this summer” the forecaster can say with “a high degree of confidence” that heatwave criteria will be met in some parts of the country.

A heatwave is when temperatures reach at least 25 degrees on five or more consecutive days at the same location. 

Downes said this metric looks likely in much of Munster and Leinster. Many areas of these provinces are likely to reach the upper 20s on Friday, Saturday and possibly Sunday. 

But sea breezes especially on east and south-east coasts will limit the maximum temperatures to the lower 20s in coastal parts. 

Ulster and Connacht are unlikely to see heatwave conditions with maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s today and rising to the mid 20s or higher from tomorrow. 

Downes said temperatures may rise above 25 degrees in some parts in this part of the country, but it’s unlikely one station with hit the temperature on five days in a row. 

He added that there is a slight chance of thunderstorms on Sunday and into Monday, “likely heralding a return to cooler near average temperatures”.

He said some counties like Galway and Roscommon may be added to the Status Yellow weather warning later in the week. 

Downes advised people to follow water safety guidelines for those in water during the hot weather. 

Limiting exposure to UV rays from the sun is advised, especially for children and vulnerable adults. 

People are also advised to stay hydrated and conserve water where possible. The risk of fire will be high with very dry conditions so people are also reminded to properly extinguish any barbeques and avoid lighting open fires in wooded or grassland areas. 

The UN’s IPCC has said that global warming has caused an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events like heatwaves. 

Ireland recorded its hottest temperature in at least 135 years last month. The Met Éireann measuring site at Phoenix Park in Dublin hit 33 degrees Celsius on 18 July. 

The world has already warmed by about 1.1 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times largely due to human activity, and the IPCC has warned that global heating is virtually certain to pass 1.5 degrees, probably within a decade.

With reporting from Emer Moreau and Jane Moore

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    Mute DaveB
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    Aug 11th 2022, 8:28 AM

    So it was warmer 27 years ago and our record temperature was still in 1887.

    That’s all the information needed here.

    Just enjoy it lads.

    Be like 2 weeks in torremolinos

    It’s gonna be tropic.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 8:55 AM

    @DaveB: so dave with his PhD in climatology has spoken and all is good thankfully

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    Mute Gearóid MacEachaidh
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    Aug 11th 2022, 8:57 AM

    @DaveB: another person who is too lazy to find out the difference between climate and weather

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    Aug 11th 2022, 10:22 AM

    @DaveB: posts like this remind me of moe’s line from the simpsons meteor episode. ‘Let’s go burn down the observatory so this’ll never happen again!’

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    Aug 11th 2022, 10:37 AM

    @A$AP Ragnick: brilliant!

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    Aug 11th 2022, 10:42 AM

    @A$AP Ragnick: even when it was the bears I knew it was the immigants

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    Aug 11th 2022, 10:44 AM

    @Kieran Finn: you dont need a PhD to be able to read kieran. All iv done is quote the article.
    Not a conspiracy theorist by any stretch of the imagination, but I did find it highly suspect when we were told climate change was going to cause us to break our all time record temperature last month, and when it didn’t the narrative changed to “oh well that record can’t be trusted”.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 10:47 AM

    @Gearóid MacEachaidh: it’s funny that gearoid because all I’m reading is how climate change is causing all this hot weather. So which is it?

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    Mute Gearóid MacEachaidh
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    Aug 11th 2022, 11:26 AM

    @DaveB: first of all no one said we were going to break the all time record for temperatures last week. Not one weather ssrvice did. Not one even predicted the record breading temperature that we did get. Secondly climate change is responsible for increasing global temps. 8 of the hottest years on record globally have happened in the past 10 years. This year is ahead of track to be the hottest ever globally. And thirdly you are again thinking small. The weather we are getting is indeed caused by a wider increase in temperature. In Ireland we’re lucky to have the Atlantic and (for now) the gulf steam which greatly regulates our climate and helps us avoid the record breaking temps all over Europe at the moment and the wildfires and failing crops.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 11:28 AM

    @Gearóid MacEachaidh: cont. You think of climate change purely in terms of what happens in Ireland you clearly have no idea of what it actually is. Pick up a science book instead of getting your information on social media. The summers we get are getting warmer. One hot day 150 years ago doesn’t change the fact that overall our summers are getting hotter.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 1:30 PM

    @DaveB: 2 weeks in Torremolinos would be hellish

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    Aug 11th 2022, 3:03 PM

    @SilexFlint: in February.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 4:01 PM

    @DaveB: “All iv done is quote the article.”

    It is silly though, you took 1 temperature record (doubtful) from one day in 1887 and used it to dispute readings from tens of thousands of other weather stations that unequivocally show the Earth is warming

    To quote the Simpsons, “Ah- Aurora Borealis!? At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen!?” Disproves global warming?

    No. We’re not Superintendent Chalmers.

    To see global warming we look at a general trend, an average of millions of temperature record from 36,000 weather stations and 411 million ocean temperature measurements.

    https://berkeleyearth.org/archive/summary-of-findings/

    Global temperatures are now the highest in 130,000 years, last time we were as warm Hippos were swimming in the Thames. And about 80% of new temperature records are now for all-time highest temperatures, new coldest ever temperature records are getting rarer and rarer as the world warms:

    “We estimate that climatic warming has increased the number of new global-mean temperature records expected in the last decade from 0.1 to 2.8.”

    Rahmstorf, S. and Coumou, D., 2011. Increase of extreme events in a warming world. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(44), pp.17905-17909.

    The 33.1°C at the Phoenix park on 18th July, is most likely our all-time highest recorded temperature.

    The 1887 record was a freak, it’s the only national high temperature record remaining from the 19th century in Europe, all other European countries set their highest temperature records 20th and the 21st century. Also, the original paper record/log book is lost and the 33.3°C record was 2.5 to 4 Celsius higher than other weather stations on that day.

    “We argue that the Met Éireann recognised 20th Century heat record from Boora in 1976 verifies as the most plausible robust national temperature record based upon the synoptic situation and comparisons with nearby neighbouring stations. This measurement of 32.5 °C thus likely constitutes the highest reliably recorded temperature measurement in the Republic of Ireland.”

    Dooley, et al., 2021. Reassessing Ireland’s Hottest Temperature Record. Climate of the Past Discussions, pp.1-30.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 4:06 PM

    @DaveB: no it won’t be like 2 weeks in Torremolinos.

    There are a number of fundamental differences between Ireland and hot weather countries. Our housing infrastructure is built to retain heat, whereas in hot weather countries it is built to keep heat out. We suffer more in the heat than they do, and they suffer more in the cold.

    They have far more experience in dealing with hot weather – both in terms of services, and on an individual level. They know what to look out for in terms of heat stress, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Do you even know what those three things are? Personally I only know heat exhaustion – having experienced it (abroad in low 30s temperatures) myself. It’s no damn joke. I was in a remote area and, frankly, lucky not to get heat stroke (which is deadly).

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    Aug 11th 2022, 7:47 PM

    @DaveB: seriously, fires all over Europe, record temperatures constantly, flooding caused by climate change in other countries, oh and record temps not just once but wvery year, and increasing in regularity…..and you are denying the whole issue because you wanna get locked and pretend you’re at a beach rave in your back garden. Stick your head in the sand, that’s your choice, but don’t try to actually seem scientific on posts here. It’s embarrassing

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    Aug 11th 2022, 10:23 PM

    @David Jordan: Yawn

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    Aug 11th 2022, 11:48 PM

    @lelookcoco: The heat must be making you tired.

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    Aug 12th 2022, 6:09 AM

    @Dawn Harvey: yawn Harvey

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    Aug 11th 2022, 9:01 AM

    It’s all part of big pharma’s plan to sell you more sun cream which contains microchips to track you doing something I haven’t figured out yet!

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    Aug 11th 2022, 9:06 AM

    @Stephen O’Neill: It’s a win win for them too, they love the money from melanomas. Criminal masterminds they are.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 9:16 AM

    @Diarmuid Hunt: government trying to keep us all inside

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    Aug 11th 2022, 10:08 AM

    Close the beer gardens!

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    Aug 11th 2022, 12:03 PM

    @Stephen O’Neill: but they’re not very smart because when the sky is blue and cloudless you can see the planes spraying chemtrails better

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    Aug 11th 2022, 10:19 AM

    I think it’s called “summer”.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 2:13 PM

    @Darren Smith: Yeah, but what we call “summer” is getting increasingly more and more hotter. 30C temperatures in Ireland were an extremely rare event, but now they are happening more and more. It’s not normal.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 6:42 PM

    @Darren Smith: Ignorance is not a virtue.

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    Aug 12th 2022, 11:21 AM

    @Misty Eyed Mutton:

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    Aug 11th 2022, 8:10 AM

    Enjoy it while it lasts, but do look after our most Vulnerable

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    Aug 11th 2022, 12:26 PM

    @Daniel O’Connor: comment of the week! Bravo

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    Aug 11th 2022, 10:03 AM

    Pop out a bowl of water for the birds if you can

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    Aug 11th 2022, 12:05 PM

    @Albert McEinstein: always do. Put some rocks in it also, small stones for bees and other smaller winged creatures to stand on while they drink.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 7:20 PM

    @Gearóid MacEachaidh: didn’t think of that part, good idea

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    Aug 11th 2022, 9:22 AM

    I’ve an in-person interview today. Already sweating buckets…

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    Aug 11th 2022, 11:00 AM

    @Sean Ryan: Best of luck for it Sean, beer garden straight after

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    Aug 11th 2022, 12:06 PM

    @Sean Ryan: good luck with it. Bring deodorant, just in case.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 2:24 PM

    @Diarmuid: thank you. had to go to my current job straight after!

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    Aug 11th 2022, 2:25 PM

    @Gearóid MacEachaidh: I smelt like a teenage disco

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    Aug 11th 2022, 2:26 PM

    @Sean Ryan: it went well, I stink… I mean think!

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    Aug 11th 2022, 7:21 PM

    @Sean Ryan: how’d it go??

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    Aug 12th 2022, 12:01 AM

    @The Kev in Kevlar: will finf out next week but I was happy enough with the interview tbh!

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    Aug 12th 2022, 12:05 AM

    @Sean Ryan: g’man, fingers crossed!:)

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    Aug 12th 2022, 6:02 PM

    @Sean Ryan: I got the job! Great start to the weekend!

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    Aug 11th 2022, 2:35 PM

    Just a few nice days,.Can we not just enjoy it.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 3:57 PM

    @SandraMeyler: who says you can’t?

    Some of us can’t – because of age or health – but who says *you* can’t?!

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    Aug 11th 2022, 8:07 AM

    I’ll be mahogany.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 1:37 PM

    @Charlie: what’s wrong with Charlie?!

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    Aug 11th 2022, 10:15 AM

    Me solar panels are loving it :-)

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    Aug 11th 2022, 10:20 AM

    @Jason Ebbs: same, going for a 4th day with 15kWh generated on a 2kW system

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    Aug 11th 2022, 10:45 AM

    I can’t wait yo see 35C in Ireland – if only to shut up the “it was warmer in the 1880s” crowd.

    Of course even though I’m in my 50s, there is a good chance I’ll live to see it.

    Those of you fit and healthy enough to enjoy this – do so. Just be aware of the signs of heat stress and heat exhaustion. I suffered the latter some years ago – it’s no joke.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 10:47 AM

    @Deirdre O’Byrne: can’t wait *to see…

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    Aug 11th 2022, 12:10 PM

    @Deirdre O’Byrne: we’re around the same age. I’d say we’ll see it in the next two or years. I can handle the heat for the most part but humidity is a whole other nightmare. I was in Iowa in the USA a few years back and the temp was in the mid 30s but the humidity was upper 90%. It felt like breathing water and I had to change my t-shirt 3 or 4 times per day.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 2:13 PM

    @Deirdre O’Byrne: “I can’t wait yo see 35C in Ireland”

    Of course you can’t wait, because you’re about 80 and won’t have to live to see the impact of climate change.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 2:31 PM

    @Seán Ó Briain: Perfect example of an eejit reading only the first line before pulling the trigger and firing off a comment.

    If you take the time to read the rest of the comment you’ll find that you more than likely agree with what was said.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 3:24 PM

    @Seán Ó Briain: and you’re about 5.
    Give Dad back his phone

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    Aug 11th 2022, 3:56 PM

    @Seán Ó Briain: I’ve already seen the impact of climate change. I first noticed it in about the 90s, and it’s just gotten worse and worse. What I *might* not live to see is the collapse of society as a result of climate change, though I have to say this “summer” has me wondering if I might get to see that too.

    This. Is. Not. Normal. Not by quite a margin. So anyone who wants to feed me “it was warmer in the 1880s” – shove it.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 1:42 PM

    €9 sun hats. That’s the answer.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 6:45 PM

    @O’Brien: Made of plastic and polyester, ie petrol. then transported halfway across the world using fossil fuels.

    Your hat is the cause not the solution.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 7:22 PM

    @Misty Eyed Mutton: are all of the clothes you’re currently wearing 100% cotton? Wool? Jazus you’d depress a golden retriever.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 9:15 AM

    We’re all gonna fry

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    Aug 11th 2022, 3:08 PM

    I see on the Met Eireann Tweet above that it’s only 21.2 C in Newport Furnace. Mustn’t have lit it yet!

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    Aug 11th 2022, 10:24 PM

    Who says it never happened before and who thinks they are more powerful than mother earth you can slow it down but you can not stop it next ice age only 10000 years away.

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    Aug 11th 2022, 3:19 PM

    I see on the Met Eireann Tweet above that it’s only 21.2C in Newport Furnace. They mustn’t have lit it yet!

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