UK weather latest: July breaks wildfire record as Met Office issues rare ‘extreme heat’ warning

Amber heat health alerts also in place from Tuesday to Friday for swathes of England and Wales

The Met Office has issued the heat warning for London and parts of the South East, East Midlands, East of England, West Midlands and South Yorkshire from 9am to midnight on Thursday

Forecasters have warned of impacts to transport, infrastructure and health

An Amber Extreme Heat warning has been issued by the Met Office with temperatures likely to peak around 37°C in places.

The Met Office has issued an amber warning for very high temperatures for parts of England.

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) amber heat health alerts will be active for most of England from this morning until Friday evening, warning of a 'rise in deaths'.

Met Office says this warning will likely cause ‘adverse’ health effects with travel and power generation also possibly affected The Met Office has issued an amber heat warning for large parts of England on Thursday, covering areas including London, St Albans, Cambridge, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Leicester, B

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Beginning Tuesday, ECCC is using a system that allows them to draw a polygon over an area encompassing a severe weather alert.

UK weather: Met Office issues amber extreme heat warning as parts of Britain to see 38C  GB News

An amber weather warning for extreme heat has been issued for Thursday, when extreme temperatures are expected to peak.

Temperatures could reach 29 degrees on Wednesday, with Leinster expected to be the ‘hottest’

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The fifth UK heatwave of the year is underway, with the Met Office having issued a rare amber warning for extreme heat. The warning, which comes into effect at 9am on Thursday and ends at 11.59pm the same day,

Parts of the UK are set to see their fifth heatwave of the summer as the country continues to bake in an unprecedented period of dry, hot weather

Met Office considers rare extreme heat warning as fifth heatwave brings 36C forecast  lbc.co.uk

Much of the country is set to head into the fifth heatwave of 2026

Heat Advisory extended by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard office on Aug. 7, 2026, 12:11 p.m.  USA Today

The Met Office have issued a heat warning update as scorching temperatures are likely to cause chaos across the UK this week as the country faces its fifth heatwave

As extreme weather becomes more common and disruptive, the effects can impair relationships, interrupt routines and communication, and damage gathering places and the foundations of community traditions.

Rare red weather warnings could be issued by the Met Office this week, as highs of 36C are forecast with many areas set for a fifth summer heatwave.

Any wildfires are also expected to be 'exceptionally severe'

Hong Kong has recorded the highest temperature since records began in 1884 on Sunday afternoon under the impact of Severe Typhoon Dolphin. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the outer subsiding air associated with Dolphin brought generally fine and extremely hot weather to Guangdong province. By 1.30pm, the maximu

The health alerts run 9am Saturday to 9pm Tuesday and warn that the hot weather is likely to affect the wellbeing of the population.