New high temperature warning issued for 10 counties in Ireland

The warning will come into effect on Sunday.
New high temperature warning issued for 10 counties in Ireland

By Jonathan McCambridge, Press Association

A new high-temperature warning has been issued for 10 counties in Ireland.

The Met Éireann status yellow high-temperature warning is in effect for Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Galway, Mayo, Kilkenny, Laois and Offaly.

It comes come into effect from 1pm on Sunday until 7am on Monday.

Met Éireann said there would be maximum temperatures in excess of 27 degrees combined with overnight temperature minimums in excess of 15 degrees.

An existing status yellow high temperature warning covering Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford is in place until 7am on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Uisce Éireann has appealed to farms, households and businesses in several areas to conserve water during the hot weather.

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