A yellow warmth well being alert has been prolonged into subsequent week, affecting seven areas in England amid the fourth heatwave of the summer season.
The alerts are from 6pm on Wednesday to 6pm subsequent Monday and are for Yorkshire and The Humber, the East Midlands, the West Midlands, the East of England, London, the South East, and South West.
The warnings imply vital impacts on well being and social care companies are doable because of excessive temperatures, together with a possible rise in deaths among the many aged or these with pre-existing well being circumstances.
Alerts have been beforehand because of finish at 6pm on Wednesday.
Heavy rain and thunder hit London and Kent on Wednesday afternoon, and the Met Workplace mentioned it was doubtless the South East would proceed to expertise thick clouds and a threat of heavy thundery showers in a single day.
Northern England and Northern Eire have been anticipated to have remoted afternoon and night thunderstorms.
The Met Workplace issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for many of Scotland from 2pm till midnight, with the potential for as much as 30mm of rain in lower than an hour, and 50mm regionally, in addition to hail and gusty winds.
Tuesday’s temperatures reached 33.4C in Benson in Oxfordshire and Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire.
It is predicted to chill by a few levels because the week goes – however will keep very heat.
Individuals boating on the River Medway in Tonbridge, Kent, on Wednesday. Pic: PA
“On Thursday, there’ll nonetheless be just a few showers, notably within the North, and it’ll not be fairly as sizzling, however temperatures will nonetheless peak round 29C to 30C in East and South East England,” mentioned Marco Petagna, a meteorologist on the Met Workplace.
“Friday seems to be principally wonderful, with extremely popular sunshine within the South and South East, the place temperatures might attain 31C, whereas Scotland will see highs within the low 20s.”
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The Nationwide Drought Group – which incorporates the Met Workplace, water corporations and others – met on Tuesday over what it mentioned was now a “nationally vital incident” in England.
5 areas stay in drought and 6 extra are in extended dry climate standing.
The group mentioned it had been the driest six months to July since 1976, and the most recent heatwave was placing extra stress on water provides.
A hosepipe ban stays in place in Yorkshire, whereas Thames Water, South East Water and Southern Water have bans in sure postcodes.
