Britain is braced for another wave of abnormally hot weather, with five regions issued a heat health alert for this weekend and into early next week with temperatures set to climb beyond 30C.
The UK Health Security Agency has deployed a yellow heat health alert for residents in the East Midlands, South East, South West, East of England, and London – between 12pm on Saturday and 5pm on Wednesday.
This fresh alert means minor impacts are likely across health and social care services, with a greater risk to life of vulnerable people.
According to Netweather models, temperatures are set to soar to 31C on three consecutive days from Sunday through to Tuesday, with hotter conditions in the high twenties set to continue well into next week.
Explaining the recurring heat of late, Met Office Scientist Dr Emily Carlisle said: “This June was a clear example of how UK weather can deliver both unsettled conditions and record-breaking heat within the same month.
“The intensity of the late June heatwave, combined with exceptionally warm nights, has driven England’s warmest June on record for mean temperature, while the UK and Wales recorded their second warmest June on record.
“Coming 50 years after the 1976 heatwave, it also highlights how similar events are now playing out in a warmer climate, with higher temperatures and more widespread impacts than we would have seen in the past.”
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