- The UK is experiencing one of its longest heatwaves in living memory, with temperatures of 35C recorded in May, June and July of the same year for the first time.
- June saw a record high of 37.7C, and the current hot spell is expected to continue, with parts of England and Wales forecast to remain above 30C.
- Natural England has issued “very high” to “exceptional” wildfire risk alerts for areas of England, while the UK Health Security Agency has issued yellow heat health alerts, lasting until Friday 17 July at 9pm.
- Temperatures in the UK on Tuesday peaked at 30.4C at Heathrow in London, the Met Office said, making it the 10th day in a row when 30C was exceeded somewhere in the country.
- It will be “dry, sunny and very warm” from Wednesday to Friday for most regions, according to the Met Office, with a low chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm in the far southwest today.
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