Temperatures exceed 30 degrees in some parts of the country

The record temperature reached on Friday in Oak Park, Co Carlow, is unlikely to be broken on SaturdayMembers of the Quigney, Ball and Jefferies families from Maynooth and Kilcock at Mornington Beach in Co Meath enjoying the fine weather on Friday. Photograph: Alan BetsonTemperatures in some parts of the country once again exceeded 30 degrees on Saturday, but the record set on Friday for August’s hottest day on record is unlikely to be broken.

Friday was officially the hottest August day on record with Oak Park reaching 31.7 degrees. It beat the previous August record of 31.5 degrees which was set in 1995 at the same weather station. A spokeswoman for Met Éireann said temperatures were unlikely to reach that level on Saturday.Moore Park also breached the 30 degree mark on Friday where temperatures climbed to 30.5 degrees.

The forecaster said: “While some places will stay dry, hit and miss thunderstorm activity along with hail and heavy downpours may lead to spot flooding & hazardous driving conditions.”A status yellow high temperature warning for the entire country remains in place until 6am on Monday to take conditions through Sunday night into account. Temperatures are expected to recede next week.

It said the restrictions were required because demand was exceeding supply. They will apply to the Carrigart Water Supply Scheme, and the areas affected are Carrigart, Downings and Cranford. Irish Water said on Friday that 32 of its water supplies were in drought, with dozens more in potential drought. Its National Incident Management Team met to discuss the “escalating” situation.

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