It’s only going to get even hotter this week as temperatures soar

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Met Éireann has said that the heat is here to stay, and it's likely only going to get hotter over the next few days. According to Aoife Kealy, a meteorologist from the forecaster, said that temperatures are set to soar after the weekend of heat we had and will stay like that until Thursday. Temperatures are set to reach the mid twenties during the day time and drop to the mid to high teens at night, so get the fans for your bedroom now. Kealy told RTÉ's Morning Ireland that it is important to remember to stay safe in this type of heat as it can bring some real risks like heat exhaustion, stress and high UV levels. She added that in the current climate, Ireland is set to experience much warmer and drier weather over the coming years, as the effects of climate change are beginning to show over here. Temperatures reach as high as 29.5 degrees in Athenry on Saturday, which was recorded as the hottest day of the year so far. Met Éireann said: "Mist and fog will continue to clear this morning with a very warm day ahead. Plenty of sunshine albeit a little cloudier along south and southwest coasts at times. "Some patchy cloud will develop elsewhere too, with a slight chance of a heavy shower in the midlands later. Highest temperatures of 24 to 29 degrees generally, locally reaching higher and slightly cooler along north and east coasts due to a light onshore northeast breeze." "It will stay very warm or hot for much of the coming week with a good deal of sunshine as high pressure continues to influence our weather."