Northern Ireland officially meets heatwave conditions after three consecutive days above 25°C

Temperatures climbing above 25°C for three straight days at Castlederg, County Tyrone, have met the official heatwave threshold.

• Castlederg recorded 25.7°C on Tuesday after reaching 25.1°C on Monday and 26.4°C on Sunday, the Met Office confirmed.
• The Met Office defines a heatwave as temperatures above 25°C for at least three consecutive days at the same weather station.
• In the Republic of Ireland, Met Éireann issued a heat warning affecting 20 counties until Friday morning and a heat advisory across every county until Saturday.
• A hosepipe ban and water conservation order will take effect in six counties in the Republic from Thursday, lasting six weeks.