Temperatures to soar to 38C as amber extreme heat warning comes into force
It will run alongside amber heat health alerts issued by the UK Health Security Agency across the entirety of England. Image caption, Forecast temperatures for the peak of the heat on ThursdayMore temperature records likely to fallThere are likely to be long-standing temperature records broken over the coming days, adding to a long list of records already set this year. Should temperatures reach 35C this week as forecast, it will become the fourth calendar month this year to record 35C or more, which is unprecedented.If temperatures reach 36C or higher, 2026 will become the first year on record to register four separate days at or above that threshold.
- ▪It will run alongside amber heat health alerts issued by the UK Health Security Agency across the entirety of England.
- ▪Image caption, Forecast temperatures for the peak of the heat on ThursdayMore temperature records likely to fallThere are likely to be long-standing temperature records broken over the coming days, adding to a long list of records already s
- ▪Should temperatures reach 35C this week as forecast, it will become the fourth calendar month this year to record 35C or more, which is unprecedented.If temperatures reach 36C or higher, 2026 will become the first year on record to register
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Temperatures to soar to 38C as amber extreme heat warning comes into forceImage source, Getty ImagesByHelen WillettsLead Weather Presenter, Reporting fromBBC Weather CentrePublished1 hour agoA rare amber weather warning for extreme heat will come into effect across a large swathe of the UK on Thursday, with temperatures set to soar as high as 38C (100F).Thursday will mark the peak of the UK's fifth widespread heatwave this year, with temperatures to be in the mid-30s Celsius across most of the warning area.Amber heat health alerts, external, which warn of significant impacts to health and social care services, are already in force for the entirety of England until 21:00 BST on Friday.The searing heat could also lead to power cuts, rail and air travel delays, and cause serious health…
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