For anyone hopping across the pond in the next few days, be aware that the weather there is extremely hot and an amber alert heatwave warning has been issued by the UK Weather Service. A person walking over a dried-up stream beside sun-scorched grass at Richmond Park, south west London. Met Éireann’s forecast for today has highs of 22-27 degrees, with the East and the Midlands seeing the warmest temperatures. A punt chauffeur relaxes with their feet in the water between punt tours on the River Cam, during a heatwave, in Cambridge. Pic: Chris Radburn/AFP via Getty ImagesIreland’s temperatures are kept just a little bit cooler by the Atlantic Ocean breezes.