Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow weather warning for high temperatures across the country over the coming days.

The weather warning will come into affect from 12:00p.m Friday (July 11) to 6:00a.m Saturday (July 12).

The Status Yellow weather warning will affect counties Carlow, Cavan, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary and Westmeath.

Met Éireann has also issued a Status Yellow weather warning for the whole country, which is valid from 12:00p.m Saturday (July 12) until 6:00a.m Sunday (July 13).

Daytime temperatures in excess of 27°C are expected, combined with night-time minimum temperatures in excess of 15°C, for the duration of both warnings.

Potential impacts of the high temperatures include:

Potential Impacts

Water safety issues due to increased use of lakes/beaches;
Possible forest fires;
Uncomfortable sleeping conditions;
Heat stress.

The weather forecast for today shows that most areas will be warm with plenty of spells of sunshine. However, it will be cloudier in the west and north-west.

There is a chance of some coastal fog, mainly near the east coast.

Daytime temperatures will range from 22°C to 27°C, a little cooler in coastal regions, with a light southerly breeze.

Tonight will remain dry with clear spells. Some areas of mist and fog will develop once again. It will be mild with temperatures not falling below 10°C to 15°C.

From today until Saturday, the weather over Ireland will be largely dry with little or no rainfall. For Sunday and the early days of next week, there will be rain or showers at times.

Meanwhile, in a updated farming commentary, Met Éireann said over the past week, rainfall amounts were below average for most of Ireland and above average in the northwest.

Mean air temperatures for the past week were generally close to normal with between 13.8°C at Knock/Ireland West airport to 16.8°C at Roches Point, Co. Cork.

Drying conditions will be good or very good up to Sunday, but will deteriorate somewhat next week.

Moderately and well drained soils in the north, west, and far south-west are close to saturation, with poorly drained soils there waterlogged.

Elsewhere, soils are drier, with soil moisture deficits (SMDs) currently ranging between 20-60mm for all soil types, highest in the south, with some restriction to growth.