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The warning comes into effect at 3pm today.
The mercury hit 30.5 degrees in Carlow yesterday.
Before the festival began organisers announced that the goat would have a fan in its cage during its three days in its cage.
Met Éireann said this week will be sunny and dry for the most part across the country.
Temperatures were set to rise to 42 degrees Celsius in some regions.
Two “large-scale” incidents took place in Upminster and the village of Wennington, east London today.
The revelation comes as Penny Mordaunt fends off criticism in her bid to replace Johnson.
Major worries for rough sleepers include sunburn, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
One of the fires is in woodlands just south of the resort town of Arcachon.
Temperatures could break a record of 38.7C as the heatwave continues.
The fires have been burning in several areas since Thursday, destroying at least two homes.
Troubling weather patterns worldwide have ‘all the hallmarks of climate change’, say scientists.
The worst damage was in Spain’s Zamora province, but three villages in Germany had to be evacuated because of an approaching blaze.
Temperatures had already nudged over 40 degrees Celsius in parts of France yesterday.
Temperature warnings are in place for most of the country with highs of more than 40 degrees, an unusual sight for June.
However, the national forecaster has warned that the risk of fires remains high in many areas.
Temperatures are expected to hit 39 degrees Celsius in some areas.
“It’s like fire burning all around,” said labourer Shafi Mohammad, who is from a village where residents struggle to find drinking water.
Heatwaves have killed over 6,500 people in India since 2010.
Several temperature records were broken in 2021, Met Éireann has confirmed.
Firefighters said earlier today they had recorded 300 interventions in the past 12 hours.
Temperatures reached 30.8 degrees in Roscommon.
A Status Yellow thunderstorm and rain warning will be in place for the entire country for an hour tonight.
Northern Ireland exceeded its highest temperature on record today while it was also the hottest day of the year in the Republic.
The past few days have been absolute scorchers.
Temperatures are set to remain in the high 20s this week.
High to very high UV levels are expected today and over the coming days.
Met Eireann recorded highs of 28.2 degrees in Roscommon.
The high temperatures and warm weather will continue over the weekend and into next week.
Most of the wildfires were caused by lightning strikes.
In Vancouver, police have responded to more than 65 sudden deaths since the heatwave began.
Officials said more than a half-dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to the intense heat.
The temperatures were unheard of in a region better known for rain.
Health experts have issued a warning to people in the UK to take care in the sun.
A record-breaking heatwave on the east coast has fanned hundreds of fires.
The average national temperature increased from 40.9 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, to 41.9 degrees yesterday.
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