Last night Ireland had its first tropical night in 20 years- which means that temperatures stayed above 20C in certain parts of the country. Met Éireann recorded in its Valentia station in Co Kerry that temperatures didn’t drop below 20.5C all night. According to the national forecaster, tropical nights are extremely rare in Ireland and they have only occurred six times on the digital record. Last night was provisionally the first tropical night in Ireland for 20 years, with Valentia in #Kerry not observing any temperature under 20.5°CTropical nights (shaded air 🌡️ above 20°C all night) are rare in Ireland having only occurred around 6 times in the digital record. pic.twitter.com/3f7jMHECNb — Met Éireann (@MetEireann) July 22, 2021This comes as a nationwide Status yellow warning for high temperatures has been extended until Saturday, as Ireland’s heatwave continues.

Source: Irish Independent July 22, 2021 13:52 UTC