Galway's solar eclipse weather forecast as Met Eireann issue updates
The solar eclipse will start at around 6pm, be at its peak at 7 before finishing at 8 according to experts
Galway and the rest of Ireland will be looking for clear skies this evening as we prepare for the first near total solar eclipse on our shores since 1999.
From between 6-8pm on Wednesday evening, the sun’s light will be blocked out turning a bright summer’s evening into darkness with the maximum point coming after 7pm.
Galway and the west of Ireland could see as much as a 98% blockage of the sun if conditions are right.
While there is a high temperature warning in place for Leinster and Tipperary until 6am on Friday and near 30C forecast for some places - we need all clouds to be away from the sun in order to witness this phenomenon.
There will be a good deal of cloud at first today according to Met Eireann with outbreaks of rain and showers but these will ease as the day goes on leading to warm spells of sunshine developing.
At the moment, Met Eireann is forecasting that mostly cloudy conditions will persist near the western coast but fingers crossed that will change by this evening.
The east coast will see temperatures of 23-29C while it will be slightly lower for us at 20-22C with light winds.
Here’s what Met Eireann is forecasting for tonight and the rest of the week then:
Tonight: “It will be dry for many with variable cloud and clear spells. Thicker cloud in parts of the west and southwest will produce patchy rain and drizzle. There'll be some mist and fog around too. It'll be another mild and muggy night with lowest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees, in a light southerly or variable breeze.”
Tomorrow: “Thursday, will be another warm or hot day with sunny spells and scattered showers, mainly in the west and north. A few of the showers could be heavy with isolated thunderstorms possible. Highest temperatures of 20 to 29 degrees, coolest along western coasts, in a light to moderate southwest to west wind.”
Overview: Turning fresher by the weekend with a return to a more Atlantic-driven regime by early next week.
Friday: “It will be a fresher day with a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers spreading from the west, becoming increasingly isolated later. Maximum temperatures will fall back to between 17 and 23 degrees in light to moderate northwesterly winds.
“Mainly dry on Friday night with variable cloud and clear spells and just the chance of an odd shower in the west and north. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in mainly light west to northwest breezes.”