Early July: Heatwave Potential

Harps wrote: »

About time for a new thread I think, hopefully I don't jinx it..

Increasing signs over the past few days of another fine spell of weather from around the 5th of July onwards, still a few days away so of course being Ireland there's every chance it'll end up cool and wet but for the moment at least things are looking positive for some heat and hopefully plenty of sunshine

By the 5th we have high pressure building northwards



A few days later and we have the high centred over us which could lead to some very hot weather if it sticks around for a while

UK Outlook for Sunday 7 Jul 2013 to Tuesday 16 Jul 2013:

Conditions look likely to be fine, dry and settled across the UK throughout much of this period, with some long sunny spells by day. It may often be cloudier across some north western parts of the UK with a risk of some rain, particularly later next week. There is also a low risk of an afternoon heavy shower developing over hills through next week. Away from the far north west, it will be warm or very warm, and locally hot across central and southern areas by the middle part of next week. Towards the end of the period, it may turned more unsettled across northern areas, with occasional rain or showers. Elsewhere, the fine, dry and warm weather is expected to continue across many southern parts.

Updated: 1104 on Tue 2 Jul 2013

UK Outlook for Tuesday 16 Jul 2013 to Tuesday 30 Jul 2013:

There are signals that the dry and settled weather from the first half of the month should continue across most parts of the UK during at least the first half of this period. This means rainfall should be below average, with mainly above-average temperatures and above-average sunshine amounts.

Updated: 1141 on Mon 1 Jul 2013

The weekend will be mainly dry with sunny spells and light winds, and temperatures rising to between 20C and 25C.

"It will be unsettled for the rest of the week, with fairly frequent episodes of rain, but with some sunny spells ahead," said Mr Rogers.

His colleague Gerald Fleming raised the prospect of the good weather continuing into next week: "With the fine period in the beginning of June, and the high pressure, definitely something is possible after the weekend and into next week."

Met Eireann statistics showed last month's highest temperature was 25.4C in Newport, Co Mayo, on June 8.

Dublin stations reported their driest June in seven years with six consecutive days of sun from June 4-9.

However, Valentia Observatory, Kerry, had its wettest in six years with a recorded 138.1mm of rain.