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The Irish Sun
03-07-2025
- Climate
- The Irish Sun
Met Eireann thunderstorm alert TODAY and pinpoint summer sunshine turn & 22C blast amid deadly Europe heatwave warnings
MET Eireann has warned that parts of Ireland will be blasted by "unseasonably unsettled" conditions and thunderstorms. It will start cloudy in the north today before scattered showers turn heavier and scattered showers of heavy rain move in. 3 It will turn much warmer here over the weekend Credit: Meteologix 3 Next week looks even more promising Credit: Alamy It will be much of the same across the rest of the country today minus those thunderstorms with wet and cloudy weather. However, the north will be hit worst by those wet and somewhat stormy Alan O' Reilly of Carlow Weather said: "A nice bright start in Southeast but cloud for many and cloud will increase with showers, most of the showers will be in Northern areas." Temperatures will max out between 16C to 21C temperatures today before a drop to 9C overnight. READ MORE IN NEWS And cloud and rain will continue overnight, again with the north fairing the worst with the most cloud build up. Tomorrow will take an unseasonable turn as "strong and gusty" winds begin to build. Met Eireann's Liz Walsh warned: "Unseasonably unsettled conditions tomorrow Friday in fact, especially in parts of the west and north." There will be bright intervals at points tomorrow as temperatures reach 19C but they will be accompanied by outbreaks of rain. MOST READ ON THE IRISH SUN It will remain breezy overnight on Friday but staying mild as temperatures only drop a few notches to 16C. 'This week will be fairly mixed' - Met Eireann issue 'heavy' rain forecast amid 'cooler' temps & 'uncertain' conditions However, mist and fog will develop through tomorrow night. And it will remain a mixed bag into the weekend but temperatures will jump to nearly the mid 20s. However, windy Met Eireann said: "Mostly cloudy on Saturday with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle. "While a few bright spells will develop, it'll stay rather cloudy overall. "Highest temperatures of 16C to 22C, warmest in the south and east, where it will feel quite mild and humid, in mostly moderate, occasionally fresh and gusty west to southwest winds. "A few clear spells, but generally cloudy on Saturday night, with scattered showers, heaviest and most frequent in the west and north. "Lowest temperatures of 10C to 12C in moderate westerly winds, fresh near Atlantic coasts." And then Sunday will be cloudy to begin before outbreaks of rain and drizzle spread across the country. It will brighten up into the evening but temperatures will only reach around 19C. HOT TWIST However, Temperatures across the country are expected to rise to above average in sunny spells. And meteorologists have even pinpointed where will see the best of the summer turn. The weather bosses said: "Temperatures looks set to recover to average or slightly above towards midweek as winds back around to the southwest. "Showers remain possible with the best of drier and sunnier conditions in the south and east." EUROPEAN HELL It comes as several parts of mainland Europe remain under severe temperature alerts amid a Mercury has reached 46C in parts of Spain while Italy, France and Portugal have also been sizzling in over 40C. Several areas in France were placed under the highest possible alert as France's ecology transition minister Agner Pannier-Runacher said: "This is unprecedented." In Italy, outdoor work has been banned during peak hours following several outdoor labourers collapsing or even dying amid the extreme heat. And the heatwave also turned deadly in Spain after a two-year-old child died after being left in a car during the Several areas of Spain remain under Temperatures are expected to reach 42C in parts of Spain again today. 3 Temperatures remain dangerous across Europe Credit: Meteologix
CBS News
21-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Howard County's school district will face a budget shortfall despite last-ditch efforts
The Howard County Public School System is still facing a budget shortfall after the county's fiscal year 2026 budget was approved on Wednesday. The county council voted to approve more than $2.7 billion in operating and capital funds after tense debates, primarily about funding for public schools. The school district received more than what was originally proposed, however, it's still not enough to fill the school district's gap to balance its budget. Overall, the county's FY26 operating budget is $2.35 billion, while the capital budget is $365 million. The final totals Before approving the budget, some county councilmembers tried some last-ditch efforts to increase HCPSS's allocation in the county operating budget. Initially, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball allotted around $800 million to the school district. Ball then filed emergency legislation to increase the share by $14.5 million from surplus funds. It came after hours of public testimony asking for the county to increase school district funding, and after HCPSS said it needed a minimum of $29.2 million more to pay for existing services and employee compensation, and benefits. Overall, HCPSS is slated to get $816 million in the budget, which means the school district is anticipated to make at least $13 million in cuts for the next school year. Howard County Councilwoman Deb Jung tried to increase HCPSS's share by more than a million, but the amendment failed to pass. Council chair Liz Walsh also said she tried to find $8 million to give to public schools. "I worked very hard to make sure that every cut I did make to our county budget was surgical; it would not hurt any of the departments," Jung said. Council vice chair Opel Jones and councilwoman Christiana Rigby consistently voted down attempts to increase public school funding. Jones noted that if the school district got more money, there would have to be cuts made elsewhere. "Any red cent that we come up with, we're pulling from somewhere else," Jones said. Rigby said she recognizes the need to increase public schools' funding, but adds there have been other factors, like federal funding uncertainty and the state deficit, to consider this cycle. "It's been very challenging because the local conversation is not taking into account what is happening outside of it," Rigby said. Overall, even though the approved HCPSS funding is higher than what the county's legally obligated to give, Walsh still isn't pleased. "I feel like this budget, as proposed and passed today by the majority of my colleagues, is a grave disservice to the Howard County Public School System," Walsh said in her closing remarks.
The Irish Sun
21-04-2025
- Climate
- The Irish Sun
Weather bosses pinpoint exact day temps to soar to 17C as Met Eireann's ‘mixed bag' forecast brings ‘heavy downpours'
WEATHER bosses have confirmed that temperatures are set to soar this week as Ireland will once again be basking in above 15C heat. Advertisement 2 Rain is here to stay this week 2 Temperatures will reach highs of 17C However, while temperatures are seeing a major improvement, it might be too early still to put the Cloudy, damp and wet conditions are still set to linger this week, with some breaks of sunny spells and dry Met Eireann's Liz Walsh said that Liz said: "Well low pressure is going to stick around through the coming week bringing a fairly mixed bag of weather conditions. Advertisement READ MORE IN NEWS "There'll be rain and showers at times but some drier and sunnier interludes too." TODAY'S WEATHER As for this morning, it's a cloudy and damp start for However, the country will be met with some heavy showers later on. She said: "Cloudy and damp in eastern and northern parts to start this Easter Monday morning with the last of the overnight rain clearing north-eastwards. Advertisement Most read in Irish News "A mix of sunny spells and scattered showers elsewhere spreading nationwide this afternoon with a few heavy showers possible and the chance of an isolated thunderstorm. "Highest temperatures 11C to 14C with mostly moderate, occasionally fresh, westerly winds." Overnight, showers will die down as rain moves to the Atlantic, bringing some colder temperatures in its place. She said: "Showers will become isolated tonight then with clear breaks developing. Advertisement "Later in the night cloud and rain will begin to move into Atlantic counties. "It'll be chilly with lowest temperatures of 1C to 6C in just light southerly breezes." REST OF THE WEEK Tomorrow will see sunshine finally return, with some Liz added: "There'll be some hazy sunshine around to begin in the east tomorrow, Tuesday, however cloud along with outbreaks of rain will extend to most places by the early afternoon with some heavy downpours possible. Advertisement "It'll be breezy in parts too with moderate to fresh southwest winds veering southwest to west later and increasing strong at times near coasts. Highest temperatures 10C to 14C." Wednesday is looking to see an improvement as Liz said: "Wednesday is going to be a brighter day overall with sunny spells but scattered showers too. "Highest temperatures 13C to 16C in moderate north or northeasterly breezes, decreasing mainly light in the evening." Advertisement Thursday is the big day as temperatures see a jump to 17C in parts of the country, despite conditions looking a little cloudier. She continued: "Thursday is looking mainly dry with sunny spells and just well scattered showers once early mist and fog clears. "It'll be cloudier in the southwest and west though with patchy rain and drizzle there. Highs on Thursday 12C to 17C, mildest further west in a moderate east to southeast wind." It is slightly too early to accurately say for Friday, however, it is currently looking to be a rainy and damp day. Advertisement She said: "Latest indications for Friday signal outbreaks of rain and drizzle slowly edging northeastwards over the country with a clearance extending from the southwest during the afternoon and evening. "Highs of 11C to 15C in moderate southeasterly winds becoming lighter southwest as the rain clears."
