Met Éireann warning as Westmeath temperatures set to soar

Weather warning in effect as maximum temperatures in excess of 27°C

It looks like today is going to be another scorcher of a day as Met Éireann say the solar UV index is high on Saturday and Sunday.

Met Éireann has a weather warning in effect as maximum temperatures in excess of 27°C combined with night-time minima in excess of 15°C expected. The potential impacts are: Water safety issues due to increased use of lakes/beaches, forest fires are a possibility, uncomfortable sleeping conditions and heat stress.

Today will be very warm or hot with temperatures reaching 26 to 30 degrees. Any patchy fog in the southwest will clear quickly and it will be dry and sunny with light to moderate southeasterly winds.

Mild and dry tonight and feeling humid with lowest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees with very light southeast or variable breezes.

Largely dry and fine to begin tomorrow, Sunday with long spells of sunshine and mostly light winds. Cloud will build from the west with showers pushing in across west Munster in the morning extending into Connacht and western parts of Leinster during the afternoon and evening. Some heavy and thundery downpours are likely. A very warm or hot day with highest temperatures of 22 to 29 degrees and light to moderate south to southeast or variable breezes. Turning fresher in the west and south by evening.