These temperatures are being caused by an area of high pressure which is spreading across the south of Europe, he said.
The areas affected by these high temperature weather conditions are some of the post popular destinations for Irish air-travellers. In May 2023 more than 285,000 people boarded flights to Spain from Dublin Airport, according to data from the Central Statistics Office. Also impacted by these weather conditions are other top destinations such as Italy – 103,600, France – 140,900, and Switzerland – 23,700.
“From midnight tonight we’ll see a band of heavy and persistent rain move up over the south, coupled with fresh to strong easterly winds, leading to choppy conditions at sea particularly on southern and eastern coasts,” said Met Éireann forecaster Liz Coleman.