Temperatures in Laois, Offaly, and Westmeath are forecast to rise in the coming days.
Ireland is set to get it's first August heatwave since 2006 this week.
Temperatures are set to hit up to 29 degrees before the end of the week with a yellow hot weather alert issued by Met Eireann for Leinster and Munster from tomorrow.
16 years ago, an extreme heatwave hit countries all around Europe with temperatures above 20 degrees recorded on 29 consecutive days in County Kilkenny.
Offaly's Cathal Nolan from Ireland's Weather Channel says heatwaves are usually confined to the start of the summer:
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