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High temperature warning set to expire
The extended yellow high temperature warning ends Saturday morning, though heatwave conditions may persist.
Second yellow thunderstorm warning takes effect
16 counties (Cavan, Clare, Donegal, Galway, Kildare, Leitrim, Laois, Longford, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Westmeath) under warning from 9am to 6pm Friday.
Orange thunderstorm warning issued for southern counties
Cork, Kerry and Waterford under orange alert from 4pm to 7pm, with threats of torrential rain, hail, lightning and flooding.
Yellow thunderstorm warning for west and northwest
Counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo placed under yellow warning from 3pm Thursday to 9am Friday.
Provisional local temperature records broken
Athenry reaches 31.7°C, Claremorris 30.7°C, Mace Head 30.4°C and Knock Airport 29°C, all new provisional station records.
Status Yellow high temperature warning issued
Met Éireann places all of Ireland under a high temperature warning from noon on Tuesday, later extended until Saturday morning.
A European heat plume has pushed Irish temperatures to near all‑time highs while triggering rare orange‑level thunderstorm warnings. The compound event — provisional records at 4 stations and threats of flash flooding, hail, and lightning — illustrates the growing frequency of climate‑driven weather extremes in northwestern Europe.
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