An advisory weather alert has been issued for Northern Ireland this week as temperatures are expected to soar.
The NI Weather and Flood Advisory Service says a "Level 1 Advisory for High Temperature" will be in place from Tuesday, August 9 for one week. It will end on Monday, August 15.
Temperatures across the region are to reach into high 20s this week and into the weekend. It could reach official heatwave criteria by Friday, forecasters have warned.