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Irish temperatures to drop following mild weather with highs of 21 degrees

Temperatures in Ireland are set to cool down on Tuesday following a mild start to the week where temperatures reached up to 21 degrees Celsius, according to Met Éireann.

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Temperatures across Ireland are expected to cool down on Tuesday after reaching highs of between 14 and 21 degrees on Monday, The Journal reported. Met Éireann stated that Tuesday will begin cloudy with widespread outbreaks of rain and drizzle. [1]

The forecaster noted that Monday remained mostly cloudy with patchy light rain, drizzle, and mist, though conditions were drier in the south and east. The south and east experienced the mildest weather, while the northwest remained the coolest. [1]

On Monday night, conditions are expected to stay mostly dry in the south, while other areas will remain cloudy with rain, drizzle, mist, and developing fog patches, according to The Journal. [1]

Ireland features a temperate maritime climate that is heavily influenced by the Gulf Stream. [3]

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In short

  • Temperatures in Ireland reached highs of up to 21 degrees Celsius on Monday.
  • Met Éireann expects cooler weather on Tuesday with rain and drizzle across the country.
  • Monday night will bring mist and fog patches to many regions outside the south.

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  1. [1]Ireland to face cooler temperatures tomorrow after highs of up to 21 degrees todayThe Journal, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

  1. [2]2026 European heatwaves on Wikipedia
  2. [3]Ireland on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 3 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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