Met Office warns UK's fifth heatwave is coming as Brits to bake in 36C next week

The Met Office has issued yellow heat health alerts for parts of the UK as the fifth heatwave of 2026 approaches, with temperatures expected to reach a sweltering 36C in East Anglia and south-east England next week

Could there be another heatwave on the cards? (Picture: EPA) The UK has already suffered under four heatwaves this year – but is a fifth one on the way? May and June saw heat records smashed, while two heatwaves in July meant Brits got little respite from the hot weather. Temperatures remained high at the start of Augu

TEMPERATURES are cooling down in the UK - but the Met Office predicts that the hotter weather could return in the coming weeks. The summer of 2026 has already delivered several heatwaves, and the driest July on record across southern England and Wales. And with high pressure likely in the second half of August, forecas