Weather forecasting models suggest it is possible - though not likely - temperatures could reach 40C in the UK next weekend.Ī Level Three Heat Health Alert has also been issued by the Met Office and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) from 9am on Monday to 9am on Friday in the east and south-east of England, with the rest of the nation having a level 2 alert in place. Scotland and Northern Ireland meanwhile are predicted to have a cloudier week, with rain forecast for Tuesday and Friday. Temperatures are expected to spike to 32C in Reading and London on Sunday and in excess of 35C in the southeast. It will cool off a little on Friday, with the north-west and north-east of England predicted to have some rain with temperatures reaching highs of 19C.
The whole of England is largely expected to experience sunny days with some cloud over the next week to match the temperatures of mid to high 20s. The Met Office says the mercury is predicted to rise to 30C in London, Chelmsford, in Essex, and Sudbury, in Suffolk, on Tuesday while the rest of England is expected to see temperatures soar to the late 20s. Hampshire County Council also said it was preparing to deploy gritters to protect cars against melting roads. The AA Driving School and RAC meanwhile said motorists should carry water with them, start their journeys earlier in the day, plan their routes and check their vehicles before setting off. Network Rail has warned speed restrictions are likely to be in place this week on some parts of the network most affected by the hot weather.įire services have urged people to have picnics instead of barbecues during the warm weather after a spate of grass fires. In England, the temperature peaked at 32C in Northolt, west London.Įngland's hottest day so far this year remains the 32.7C recorded at Santon Downham, in Suffolk, on June 17. On Monday, Wales recorded its hottest day of the year so far as the mercury reached 28.7C in Cardiff's Bute Park. The warmest day on record in the UK was the 38.7C scorcher recorded at Cambridge Botanic Garden in July 2019. (Our houses were built to withstand rain and winter and the heat is clinging to every single b*****d surface.' Do we ever win in this life?'Īnother added: 'The UK is not built for this weather and neither was I.
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Sleep with the windows open and wake up to a room full of flying insects. One user wrote: 'Too hot to sleep with windows closed. It comes after a tropical night with Twitter users posting memes about having trouble getting to sleep. Today, the mercury in central, southern and eastern England will soar again with temperatures of 87F (30C) predicted for parts of the south including London. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) may declare a national emergency with a 'level four emergency' if the heat becomes so extreme that 'illness and death may occur among the fit and healthy' as well as those more vulnerable.
The alert, which has only been issued twice before now, warns of 'potential serious illness or danger to life' as record-breaking temperatures are predicted to hit the country. The Met Office issued a rare amber warning for deadly heat across most of England this Sunday when temperatures could hit 100F (38C). Britons struggled to sleep last night as the country continues to see scorching temperatures amid a heat-health alert and a one in three chance of the country's warmest day on record this week.
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