The Met Office has extended the amber extreme weather warning into Sunday as the UK comes to the end of the record-breaking heatwave.
It said the extension was “to cater for [the] final hot and humid night of the departing heatwave”.
The amber alert has been extended for London and South East England, the East of England and parts of the East Midlands.
The amber warning will now run until 9am on Sunday morning.
The alert was initially expected to expire on Saturday evening.
Following the weekend, cooler air is set to move across the UK to bring an end to the extreme temperatures Britons have been facing.
Heavy rain can be expected overnight on Sunday as weather fronts move eastwards.
Rain will be especially heavy in the southern parts of England.
The Met Office said: “Very hot and humid weather will continue to affect eastern and southeastern England but likely a few degrees cooler than the previous few days.
“Temperatures will still widely exceed 30C, peaking around 32-33C in London or East Anglia.
“Temperatures overnight Saturday into Sunday remain unlikely to fall below high teens for most, with a few places not dropping below 20C.
“This will again be accompanied by high humidity at first, but fresher conditions will steadily become established from the west during the latter part of the night.
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“Another hot day is expected in the far east of the region on Sunday, but both temperatures and humidity lower than recent days with a much lower likelihood of further impacts.”
The Met Office has reiterated its advice for staying cool in the extreme heat. It has reminded people to stay out of the sun between 11am-3pm, when the sun is at its strongest.
Keep curtains closed in rooms that face the sun, and drink plenty of fluids for the remainder of the heatwave.
As the weekend ends, the high pressure that has been causing the extreme heat begins to retreat eastwards and low pressure moves in.
The low pressure will be centred to the north-west of the UK, bringing cooler temperatures across the Atlantic.
Wind will turn from a southerly direction to a more westerly breeze, aiding the cooler temperatures.
Scotland could see some local thunderstorms over the coming days, with a mix of showers and sunshine.
Monday will see temperatures in 20s for England and in the teens for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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