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Damien Edgar

Could NI's record temperature be topped on Monday?

Northern Ireland's highest ever recorded temperature could be topped on Monday, as the hot weather continues.

At the minute, the Met Office is saying some parts could experience highs of 29 degrees.

That's just shy of the record, which was 31.3 degrees and recorded in Castlederg, Co Tyrone in July last year.

Read more: NI public urged to call for an ambulance only in emergency during expected heatwave

The high temperatures in Northern Ireland are expected to continue through to Wednesday.

Yesterday saw highs of 23 degrees as the summer weather finally arrived.

Today could top that, with highs of 26 degrees predicted by the Met Office here.

So far, the warmest day of the year in 2022 has been recorded in Derrylin, Co Fermanagh, where a 24 degree reading was taken on last Sunday.

In England, temperatures have soared to the point where a red weather warning for heat has been issued for the first time ever, for Monday and Tuesday.

There could be highs for some parts there of 40 degrees , with other parts of the country experiencing high 30s.

The red warning means that people's health could be affected by the temperatures and that it could also have an impact on infrastructure.

It is also the first time a 40 degrees temperature forecast has ever been given by the Met Office for England.

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