Met Éireann said warm or very hot conditions will continue this week with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to upper 20s.
the National forecaster He said the weather will be mainly dry and sunny, but there will be a risk of rain and thunderstorms in parts of the country.
A yellow temperature warning has been issued for counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Galway and Mayo.
Maximum temperatures are expected to exceed 27 degrees, along with night temperatures of more than 15 degrees.
The warning will be in effect from 1:00pm today (Monday, July 13) until 7:00am on Wednesday (July 15).
The conditions will make sleeping uncomfortable and create a risk of heat stress in people and animals, wildfires and dehydration.
There will also be potential water safety issues due to increased use of lakes, beaches and waterways.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a ‘Status Orange’ warning, indicating a High fire risk.
The warning is currently scheduled to remain in effect until 12:00 noon today.
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The forecast indicates that today will be a dry, warm and sunny day.
Maximum temperatures range from 24° to 29° in Munster and Connacht, and from 20° to 24° in Leinster and Ulster, with a light to moderate easterly to north-easterly breeze.
Tonight’s weather will be mainly dry and clear with overnight temperatures falling from 13 degrees to 18 degrees, feeling warmer in the south. Northeastern breezes will be light to moderate.
Tuesday will be mostly dry and sunny, with some clouds developing in parts of the south, leading to the possibility of scattered showers in the southwest.
High temperatures are 23 to 29 degrees, warmest in the west with a mostly moderate easterly breeze.
As for Tuesday night, the weather will be dry with clear skies in most areas. Partly cloudy in the south and west with some rain possible.
Minimum temperatures range between 14 and 19 degrees, the warmest is in the south, and winds are light to moderate in the east.
Wednesday will be another dry and sunny day in many areas, but some thunderstorms are possible in the south, central and west.
Daytime maximum temperatures range between 23 and 28 degrees, and are cooler near the east coast with a light to moderate easterly breeze.
Thursday will be very warm or very hot with sunny conditions. There will be a chance of heavy rain and thunderstorms, most likely in the south and west.
Maximum temperatures range from 24° to 28° with light easterly breezes, becoming windy near the rain.
Current forecasts indicate that Friday will be sunny and very warm or very hot. Heavy rain or thundershowers are likely in some areas as well.
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Met Éireann said rainfall amounts would remain below average across the country over the next week, with many areas seeing little or no rainfall.
As heavy rain or thundershowers are likely from Wednesday onwards, there may be locally higher amounts of rain.
Next week will be warmer than average with average temperatures ranging from 16 degrees to 21 degrees, which is 2 degrees to 5 degrees above normal. Soil temperatures are set to rise further.
Dry conditions will be good or very good in the coming days due to the stable and very hot weather.
Conditions will be poor with heavy rain or thunderstorms starting Wednesday.
There will be good opportunities for spraying in the coming days, with dry weather and moderate winds.
Due to high daytime temperatures, Met Éireann said spraying may be limited to the cooler hours of the morning and late evening.
The soil moisture deficit will increase nationwide over the next week, ranging from 30 mm in the northwest to 80 mm in the southeast.
Growth would become increasingly restricted across Leinster, Munster and the Midlands.
