Photograph: Alan BetsonTemperatures in some parts of the country once again exceeded 30 degrees on Saturday, but the record set on Friday for August’s hottest day on record is unlikely to be broken. Elsewhere, temperatures climbed to 30.5 degrees at Moore Park in Co Cork. [ The Irish Times view on extreme weather: sleepwalking into disaster ]Moore Park also breached the 30 degree mark on Friday where temperatures climbed to 30.5 degrees. A temperature of 31.7 degrees is about 11.8 degrees above the long-term average in an almost 30-year time frame. Sunday will be another hot day with temperatures reaching 25 to 30 degrees, although it will not be as hot in the north and northwest.

Source: The Irish Times August 14, 2022 05:04 UTC