{"id":58607,"date":"2026-08-13T15:49:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/weather-northern-ireland-is-now-in-its-fourth-heatwave-of-the-summer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T15:49:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:49:36","slug":"weather-northern-ireland-is-now-in-its-fourth-heatwave-of-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/weather-northern-ireland-is-now-in-its-fourth-heatwave-of-the-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather: Northern Ireland is now in its fourth heatwave of the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"


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As other parts of the UK continue to experience extreme heat, Northern Ireland is looking at its own tumultuous weather picture.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Met Office has issued a thunderstorm warning for Northern Ireland – and another heatwave has been confirmed on Thursday – the fourth this year so far.<\/p>\n

The thunderstorm warning came into force from 11:00 BST and runs until 06:00 on Friday. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, temperatures exceeded 25C in several spots on Thursday and Armagh has had three consecutive days of 25C or more, meaning it is officially a heatwave. <\/p>\n

The final maximum temperatures will be available on Thursday evening. <\/p>\n

Heatwaves are defined by an area experiencing temperatures of 25C or more three days in a row.<\/p>\n

The heat is affecting all parts of the island and temperatures will be even higher across the Republic of Ireland.<\/p>\n

Met \u00c9ireann, external<\/span><\/a> have issued a yellow level heat alert for Leinster and Tipperary which is in force until 06:00 local time on Friday 14 August.<\/p>\n

Northern Ireland’s latest heatwave comes during what is already an exceptional summer in terms of warmth. <\/p>\n

The Met Office say that the mean temperature (an average of the maximum and minimum temperatures) in Northern Ireland is 15.4C which is 1.38C above the long-term average, so far this summer.<\/p>\n

Provisionally this puts summer 2026 in the top position but there is still three weeks to go.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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