*Padraig Sheridan takes a break from unloading the turf in Liscannor. Photograph: John Sheridan.
CLARE’s glorious hot spell is set to continue into next week with coastal parts of the county recording a surge in business.
As of Wednesday evening, the top temperature recorded in the country this week was 30C in Valentia with Shannon second with 29.6C on Monday and 29.3C on Tuesday.
Met Éireann’s weather station at Shannon Airport recorded 15.2 hours of unbroken sunshine on Tuesday.
Shannon’s last measurable rainfall came on July 1st at 1.5mm, the total rainfall for July 2025 was 99.3mm.
Rain is not forecast until later next week while temperatures in Co Clare for the month are running about 2.6C above average for this time of year. It follows a wetter than average June during which 106.5mm fell in Shannon, which was 53% above its average for the time of year. June was 1.2C warmer than the average for the time of year.
Co Clare’s soil moisture deficit is 60mm which means about 60mm of rainfall is required to bring the soil moisture content back to field capacity. Subsequently growth is severely restricted so gardens and fields won’t need cutting over the next week.
Temperatures could hit 30C in the county by the end of this week. All of Munster and Connacht along with Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan and Donegal are under a Status Yellow high temperature since 12pm on Wednesday and lasts until 6am on Friday.
Met Éireann said 30C is likely in counties under the high temperature warning. The forecaster has warned of potential water safety issues due to increased use of lakes of beaches and waterways. Uncomfortable sleeping conditions and heat stress are also a possibility.
Joe Beakey of The Frozen Spoon on Main Street in Miltown Malbay said a mixture of sunshine and Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy has resulted in record sales in his eight years in operation. “Thursday was the busiest day in my eight years and Saturday was my busiest day for ice cream. It is a huge injection,” he told The Clare Echo.
Overnight water restrictions have been introduced in parts of North Clare, for more READ HERE.
