Met Office reveals if heatwave set to continue in Northern Ireland

NI residents enjoyed a balmy Sunday, with temperatures peaking at 21.7C in the Giant’s Causeway area, but cooler weather is expected.

According to the Met Office, heavy rain and “unsettled” weather is predicted to arrive on Monday afternoon.

Becky Mitchell, Senior Operational Meteorologist, said that while surrounding countries are experiencing record-breaking temperatures, Northern Ireland won’t share in the heatwave.

“There is currently a heatwave across Europe, Spain broke their June temperature record recording 46C yesterday,” she said.

“But the high temperatures are not expected to reach Northern Ireland. Temperatures are expected to be around average, with high teens in the west and low twenties in the east.

“The weather is predicted to be unsettled, with heavy rain expected to move across Northern Ireland during Monday afternoon. There’s a chance some of this rain could be thundery in places.”

Ms Mitchell added that some bright spells are to be expected during the morning, mainly in the east.

“Outbreaks of rain developing, turning heavy and perhaps thundery at times through Fermanagh and the west,” she added.

The meteorologist said that the rain won’t last for long, as “largely dry and bright conditions” are predicted to follow for the rest of the week.

“This will clear by Tuesday, with largely dry and bright conditions through the rest of the week, and just a few showers”, she said.

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Northern Ireland's hottest day of the year so far was recorded recently on June 20, with temperatures hitting 28°C in parts of Fermanagh and Armagh.

Parts of Europe are set to be hit by a heatwave, which will serve the hottest ever start to Wimbledon, with temperatures due to hit 35C.

In England Monday will see highs of 34C in central and eastern England, forecasters say.

Parts of south-east England could then hit 35C on Tuesday, forecaster Matthew Lenhert said, which would be hotter than Barbados.