The met office on Friday issued a yellow weather warning for extreme high temperatures.
The warning will be in effect between 11am and 4pm, with temperatures set to rise to a maximum of 42 degrees Celsius inland, and 32 degrees Celsius in the mountains.
At the same time, the forestry department has set the level of risk of forest fires at the “red alert” level.
With this in mind, they added, the act of lighting a fire without a permit is punishable with a maximum of ten years in prison, a €50,000 fine, or both.