Met Eireann has issued a status yellow weather warning for extremely high temperatures expected across the country on Thursday & Friday.
Temperatures are expected to reach as high as 27 degrees across much of the country over the next two days.
The High Temperature weather warning will be in effect from 8am on Thursday until 8am on Saturday.
“Very warm and humid weather on Thursday and Friday,” Met Eireann states in the alert.
“Daytime temperatures in excess of 27 degrees in many areas away from coasts with night time temperatures not falling below 15 degrees.”
The potential impacts of this weather include heat stress, uncomfortable sleeping conditions, and a greater risk of incidents on the water.
