The Department of Agriculture has issued an Orange Level Forest Fire Warning.
It says this comes from weather patterns and expected risks.
A notice says people should not cause or light a fire in a forest or open land area, and do not attempt to fight a fire yourself.
The warning is in place until Saturday evening.
🚨🔥#FireWarning
🟠 Condition Orange - high fire risk🟠
We have issued an Orange Forest Fire Warning arising from weather patterns and expected level of risk
🕛Warning in place until 6pm, Saturday, April 22— Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (@agriculture_ie) April 18, 2023
How's the weather looking?
The weather across the country this week is expected to be warmer than usual, with top temperatures reaching 18 or 19 degrees Celsius.
Met Éireann is forecasting the midlands and the west will be the warmest.
Don't get too excited... the warm spell won't last too long!
Carlow Weather's Alan O'Reilly says while the weather is to be nice during the week, temperatures will likely plummet towards Sunday.
