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Thursday 23 March 2023 Dublin: 9°C

# scorchio

All time
# roasting
With sweltering heat expected to continue, Met Éireann issues 'high temperature advisory'
High to very high UV levels are expected today and over the coming days.
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Jul 18th 2021, 9:18 AM
# scorchio
UK Met Office provisionally reports hottest-ever temperature in Northern Ireland
Temperatures of 31.2 degrees Celsius were recorded in Co Down today.
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Jul 17th 2021, 5:41 PM
# scorchio
29-degree heat makes today the hottest day of the year so far
Met Eireann recorded highs of 28.2 degrees in Roscommon.
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Jul 17th 2021, 3:20 PM
# Weather
QUIZ: How much do you know about Ireland's hottest and coldest weather ever?
It was one of the hottest summers in decades.
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Sep 9th 2018, 8:00 PM
# Heatwave
Motorists stuck in cars for hours after heat delays Channel Tunnel trains
Ferry companies were unable to take excess passengers.
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Jul 26th 2018, 10:28 PM
# scorchio
'Stay out of the sun' - Britain's heatwave is nearly at national emergency levels
Temperatures in London are topping 30 degrees.
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Jul 23rd 2018, 7:35 PM
# burning up
16 hours of sun and 32 degree days - this heatwave is a record-breaker
24 of Ireland’s 25 weather stations will experience absolute drought from tomorrow.
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Jul 4th 2018, 8:47 AM
# scorchio
Possible showers in the south, but another scorcher in store today
We could really get used to this summer business.
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Jul 4th 2018, 7:12 AM
# scorchio
It's going to be roasting again today - but there is the risk of showers
The heat has forced Irish Water to put a hosepipe ban in place in the Greater Dublin Area from Monday.
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Jun 30th 2018, 7:46 AM
# scorchio
Temperatures will hit 30 degrees for the next three days
So. Hot.
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Jun 27th 2018, 7:04 AM
# scorchio
Temperatures will reach 28 or 29 degrees next week
It will be officially “Too Hot”.
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Jun 21st 2018, 4:42 PM
# scorchio
Brace yourselves: Tomorrow's going to be so hot there's a weather warning in place
For once it’s not about wind and rain.
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Jul 18th 2016, 6:22 PM
# scorchio
5 places Ireland was hotter than today
State of you, Venice.
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May 31st 2016, 6:40 PM
# scorchio
Break out the shades - next week looks like it could be a scorcher...
It won’t be quite a heat wave, but it won’t be far off it either.
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Jun 26th 2015, 12:05 PM
# hot in herrre
It may not have felt like it but last month was the warmest May since records began
No, really.
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Jun 24th 2014, 3:30 PM
# feelin hot hot hot
Public asked to look out for elderly people as temperatures soar
Temperatures will hit 28 degrees today, but the public is being asked to remember elderly neighbours.
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Jun 18th 2014, 9:05 AM
# scorchio
It's going to be so hot today that Met Éireann has issued a weather warning
This is not a drill. It is officially summer.
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Jun 18th 2014, 8:25 AM
# hot in herrrrrre
No rain today, thanks: Weather set to hit 24 degrees in mini-heatwave
*Swelters*
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Jun 17th 2014, 8:51 AM
# scorchio
Sunscreen at the ready... It's going to hit 25 degrees this week.
Yes. 25 degrees.
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Jun 16th 2014, 9:05 AM
# Getting hot in here
3 hours 41 minutes and 10 seconds for a marathon, in full firefighting gear, in Cork
Alex O’Shea did the Rebel county proud by setting a new Guinness World Record for his sweltering feat.
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Jun 2nd 2014, 3:05 PM
# scorchio
Sublime Messi lob and Neymar thunderbolt help Barcelona hit Rayo for six
It was another record-setting night for the Argentinian.
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Feb 16th 2014, 10:06 AM
# sunny bonus
Indian summer alert: It's set to hit 23 degrees this week
Just when people were talking about “the evenings drawing in” too.
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Sep 3rd 2013, 1:21 PM
# scorchio
So when do we officially get to call this a heatwave?
It’s a question we don’t always get to ask in Ireland, so we turned to Met Éireann legend Evelyn Cusack for the answer.
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Jul 20th 2013, 8:45 AM
# Scorcher
Your pictures: Sunshine, sunsets, goats, bikinis, Bruce and tan-lines
Here are some of the latest pictures we’ve been sent of your time in the glorious sunshine.
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Jul 19th 2013, 8:12 PM
# scorchio
Mock news report sums up the downside to an Irish heatwave
Penneys are having a particularly tough time it seems.
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Jul 16th 2013, 8:00 PM
# scorchio
Mediterranean conditions to last up to weekend (but it will stay sunny after that too!)
There’ll be a bit of a drop off after tomorrow, but we’ll still be firmly in Irish “good summer” territory…
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Jul 11th 2013, 9:31 AM
# scorchio
Good news: sunny weather to last ALL week
Summer? Is that really you?
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Jul 7th 2013, 5:35 PM
# scorchio
9 signs you are experiencing an Irish 'heatwave'
Wondering what all this talk of a heatwave is about? Here’s how to spot one.
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Jul 5th 2013, 1:13 PM
# hot-blooded
Numbers giving blood drops due to hot weather
Water isn’t the only liquid in danger of a shortage during sunny spell – blood donations are down by a fifth.
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May 28th 2012, 7:30 PM
# scorchio
GALLERY: 13 of the worst sunburn pictures we could find
If you’re annoyed about being at work and not getting to enjoy the sun, at least you’re not risking a burn like this…
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May 28th 2012, 2:00 PM
# Work Can Wait
The (sun) burning question*: Is it okay for men to take their shirts off in public?
This and every Monday, let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
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May 28th 2012, 1:26 PM
# scorchio
In pictures: Ireland’s weekend in the sun
Back in the office? Let this selection of the weekend’s fun in the sunshine remind you of the good times… (And send us yours to add to the collection).
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May 28th 2012, 11:29 AM
# scorchio
Irish Cancer Society: You don't have to get sunburned to get skin cancer...
… but it helps
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May 25th 2012, 10:59 AM
# Weather
Weatherwatch: temperatures could reach 26°C in some areas
Break out the suncream – today is set to be the hottest of the current sunny spell.
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May 25th 2012, 8:36 AM
# scorchio
In pictures: Fun in the sun... and it's like this all week
Hurrah!
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May 21st 2012, 7:42 PM
# Good News
Most of Ireland basks in warmest April on record
Nearly all rainfall in April fell at the start of the month – and most of the country has been enjoying long hours of sunshine since.
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May 3rd 2011, 5:44 PM