Mayo braces itself for 'exceptionally warm' spell

Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow weather warning for Mayo while a fire danger warning is also in place for the county.

On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday exceptionally warm weather will occur over Ireland with daytime temperatures of 25 to 30 degrees generally and possibly up to 32 degrees in places on Monday.

Night time temperatures will range from 15 to 20 degrees.

The main impacts will be:

• Heat stress, especially for the more vulnerable of the population.

• High Solar UV index.

• Risk of water related incidents.

The warning is in place until 9 p.m on Tuesday.

A day-to-day of the weather ahead is as follows:

SUNDAY: Very warm and dry with widespread hazy sunshine. Highest temperatures of 22 to 28 degrees, warmest in central parts and the east. South to southeast breezes will be light to moderate.

SUNDAY NIGHT: A rather warm night with temperatures remaining above 14 to 17 degrees. Dry and clear with just light southerly winds.

MONDAY: Hot conditions across most areas with temperatures widely of 26 to 29 degrees, possibly reaching 30 to 32 degrees in some parts. Dry and mostly sunny with light southerly breezes, turning a little cloudier in some parts later in the day.

MONDAY NIGHT: Feeling very warm overnight with temperatures staying above 16 to 19 degrees, not falling below 20 degrees in some parts. Some showers may affect western fringes but otherwise it will be dry and clear with light variable winds.

TUESDAY: Very warm or hot again with temperatures reaching the high twenties again, possibly low thirties locally. Dry to start for many however showers may move into western areas, preventing temperatures from getting as high there. Heavy or thundery showers will spread northwards over the country later in the day and overnight. Light to moderate variable winds.

FURTHER OUTLOOK: Heavy or thundery showers continuing into Wednesday with the hot spell coming to an end as temperatures fall back to normal.