Temperatures have reached almost 27C in Northern Ireland as the country is set to experience its third heatwave this year – just four weeks after the last heatwave.
According to the Met Office, temperatures must reach 25C or above for at least three consecutive days for a heatwave to be declared.
Thermometers climbed to 26.8C in Armagh on Tuesday with similar, if not warmer, conditions expected on Wednesday.
The average maximum temperature for Northern Ireland in August is 18.3C.
Other parts of Northern Ireland experienced similar temperatures on Tuesday, with 26.3C recorded at the Giants Causeway in County Antrim and 26C in Eglinton, County Londonderry and in Derrylin, County Fermanagh.
On Monday temperatures reached 25.2C in Derrylin, in County Fermanagh.
Temperatures are set to rise to 25C or higher more widely inland on Wednesday, while coastal areas are likely to see highs reaching the low 20s.
In the Republic of Ireland, Irish weather service Met Éireann is expecting temperatures close to 30C in parts of the midlands, while heat health alerts have been issued in parts of Great Britain.
Temperatures are expected to dip by a few degrees on both Thursday and Friday before increasing again, quite widely, into the mid-twenties at the weekend.
