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DON’T BE DISHEARTENED by today’s showers – the weekend is set to be mostly sunny with temperatures reaching up to the mid twenties.
Tomorrow is set to be warm and mostly dry with sunny spells and highs of 24 degrees. Any showers in the morning are expected to clear by midday.
Saturday looks much the same. Met Eireann says, “The best of the sunshine is likely to be over Leinster, east Ulster, Munster and east Connacht.”
Temperatures are once again expected to hit highs of 24.
Sunday is due to be another warm and mainly dry day with some cloudy periods. Temperatures are set to be in the low twenties in sunshine.
Heavy traffic
AA Rescue is warning drivers that hot summer weather can cause problems for cars.It’s expecting an increase in breakdowns caused by over heating or tyre issues.
Director of Consumer Affairs Conor Faughnan said, “Hot weather can make life hard for a driver.”
Harsh sunlight and glare can make it difficult to see vulnerable road users. We know that a weekend like this will see lots of kids out and about, cyclists taking to the roads and a general increase in traffic volumes. It all adds to the danger so the advice is to slow down and expect the unexpected.
Heavy traffic is expected to parks, mountain walks and beaches this weekend so drivers are advised to allow a bit more time and to expect crowds.
Faughnan added that crashes due to glare on windscreens are also quite common and that it’s important to make sure that both the inside and outside of the windscreen are properly cleaned.
“Checking that you have plenty of water for your windscreen wipers and washer fluid are also essential as dead insects or dust from roads may make their way on to windscreens, causing visibility issues. Remember to keep a pair of sunglasses handy too.”
AA is warning that sunshine is also a significant factor in driver fatigue, especially if motorists are driving long distances or feeling tired.
The advice is to keep well hydrated and if necessary, drink two cups of coffee and have a short nap of about 20 minutes.
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Two cups of coffee and THEN a short nap? What kind of advice is that! The other way around surely!!
@Paul Kelly something to do with the caffeine waking you up naturally and preventing you to go into a deep sleep.
Sun in mid June ?? No Way .
@Richard Paul: You must be new to these parts.
I’ll believe it when I see it, sure I got soaked in the last heatwave they predicted
FINALLY!!!!
Watch this space….
@Neall Ireland Hello . Not at all . I just don’t comment as often as you do.
10.10pm here by the sea, pitch dark and still 22 degs C.
@Dave Doyle: enjoy Dave …
@Suzie Sunshine: I do, thank you, though 30+ while working isn’t always pleasant. Then the mossies at night, they love pale Irish flesh.
@Suzie Sunshine:
Yea Suzie and I are off to the seaside
Free add for AA and CF puff
@Noel: And The Sun FFS.
Must admit I went straight out after reading this and joined the AA. And I don’t even drive.
@Neal Ireland Hello.: why? have you a drink problem?
Typical I flight out of here tomorrow
40 Degrees here in Malaga today
@Leroy: Actual temperature recorded in Malaga was 29 degrees… not 40 degrees. Why lie?
It’s 40 here in OKC. An trust it’s miserable, actually looking forward to heading back for a bit of hopefully 20,s
Oh, wow! A whole 24 degrees? And sun? For one day, it must finally be “summer”…
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