High temperatures will continue into the weekend, with Met Eireann issuing another weather warning from today until Friday morning across much of the country.
The status yellow high temperature warning will be in place from 12pm Wednesday until 6am Friday, with temperatures to continue rising across today and tomorrow.
Local forecasting from Met Eireann states that temperatures may rise as high as 30 – 31 degrees in parts of Galway on Thursday, before beginning to decline again on Friday.
Temperatures of 27 – 29 degrees will be found across much of the county on Wednesday and Thursday, with overnight temperatures greater than 15 degrees in many areas.
Uisce Eireann is already calling on many areas to conserve water, and imposing night time restrictions in places, as the prolonged spell of warm, dry weather is putting water supplies under strain.
