WATERFORD WEATHER: Hot and humid with some scattered heavy showers or thunderstorms

VERY warm or hot and humid in Waterford on Tuesday with sunny spells and scattered heavy showers or thunderstorms, Met Éireann is warning.

Some intense downpours can be expected in parts of the Midlands - especially during the afternoon and evening. Spot flooding is likely with the chance of hail.

Top temperatures on Tuesday of between 22 and 27 degrees Celsius with most of the early mist and fog clearing, though a few coastal patches lingering locally.

It will be a muggy night on Tuesday night with heavy showers early on in the west dying out. Dry and clear in many areas with some mist and fog forming and just a few showers.

Temperatures not falling below 13 to 16 degrees with a light easterly or variable breeze.

Very warm or hot again on Wednesday with temperatures reaching 22 to 27 degrees for most, slightly less warm along coasts exposed to the light to moderate southeast breeze. Good spells of hazy sunshine although scattered heavy downpours or thunderstorms will develop in the afternoon and evening, mostly in the west with some hail possible and spot flooding.

Wednesday night will be a very mild night with temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees and very light, mainly southeasterly, breezes. Lingering showers in the west will die out with a dry night for many. Turning misty with some fog patches.

National Outlook

Thursday will be a very warm or hot day with sunny spells, and although hit or miss, heavy showers or thunderstorms are likely to develop during the day. The bulk of these showers are likely to be over the Midlands and west of the country with the potential for spot flooding locally.

Highs largely between 22 and 26 degrees with little to no wind aside from sea breezes keeping some coastal fringes slightly less warm.

Some showers are expected to move into the south of the country on Thursday night and will then move up over Ireland during Friday with some heavy or thundery downpours in parts. The showers won't be quite as intense as in recent days but they will be more widespread and will likely affect eastern parts too. Not quite as warm with more cloud around but some sunny spells at times too. Highs of 19 to 24 degrees, in a light to moderate southeasterly breeze.

South to southeasterly breezes continuing to feed up warm or very warm and unsettled weather for the weekend with temperatures into the low 20s generally. There will be sunny spells mixed in with sharp showers.