The Met Office has issued an 'extreme heat' warning for parts of England on Thursday, with temperatures forecast to reach 38C. Amber heat health alerts cover almost all of England until Friday evening due to high and extreme temperatures. Sky reported that many areas face a fifth summer heatwave, with highs of 36C forecast. The Met Office said only average conditions are needed for the rest of August for Summer 2026 to become the UK's hottest on record.
BBC News – UK Prediction comes amid warning of ‘extreme heat’ this week with temperatures of 38C possible The Guardian’s environment editor, Fiona Harvey , has written a useful explainer about the UK public services that are struggling in the extreme weather. You can read it in full here: There’s only one solution in the end to the drought now declared across most of England and that’s rain, says Hannah Cloke, professor of hydrol…
BBC News – UK The amber alerts will be in place until Friday evening to cover high and even extreme temperatures expected through this week.
BBC News – UK Only average conditions are needed for the remainder of August to break the record, which was set just last year.
Met Office says this warning will likely cause ‘adverse’ health effects with travel and power generation also possibly affected There’s only one solution in the end to the drought now declared across most of England and that’s rain, says Hannah Cloke, professor of hydrology at the University of Reading. “While water companies and regulators have a range of measures available to manage demand, like restrictions and h…
Sky News – UK Heat health alerts have been issued across the country as highs of 36C are forecast this week - with many areas set for a fifth summer heatwave.
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