Heatwave forecast: Be prepared

The weather forecast pointing to temperatures as high as 29C next week brings a kind of cheer that can only be really appreciated in a country that spends most of the year wrapped in the damp embrace of Atlantic weather systems.

Everyone, except maybe farmers trying to grow badly need grass to feed animals and avert another fodder crisis, enjoys a brief flirtation with the kind of weather that frames so many Costa Del Sol-and-cocktail holidays.