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Fourth heatwave of year to come next week

Fourth heatwave of year to come next week

Telegraph2 days ago
Britain is bracing for its fourth heatwave this year.
Temperatures could reach the mid-30s across central, southern and eastern areas of the country by Wednesday, according to the Met Office.
A yellow heat health alert has been issued across England to warn anyone aged over 65 or with health conditions to beware of the risk of death as temperatures rise.
It covers London, Yorkshire and the Humber, the East Midlands, East of England, the South East and South West.
Significant impacts across health and social care services may occur over the period due to the high temperatures, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said.
This includes potential deaths among the vulnerable.
A spokesman for the Met Office told The Telegraph: 'It is accurate to say this is a potential heatwave. We believe the heatwave criteria will be met in a few locations especially in the east.
'There is a chance of more locations [being affected] if the duration increases. At the moment, there is less certainty about the duration of the event beyond Wednesday.'
The latest warning comes after the UK has already experienced three heatwaves this summer.
But the blistering temperatures have not yet outlasted the record-breaking heatwave of 1976, which spanned 15 consecutive days.
'We have had three short-duration events, but no real long-duration events,' the Met Office spokesman said.
Exact temperatures cannot yet be identified but parts of the UK will be enjoying hot weather during the week.
The heatwave threshold is met when a location records at least three consecutive days with maximum temperatures exceeding a designated value, according to the Met Office.
This is 25C for most of the UK, but rises to 28C in London and its surrounding area, where temperatures are typically higher.
Grahame Madge, spokesman for the Met Office, said: 'The general pattern is that we'll see temperatures start to increase from Sunday and the duration of the heat is likely to last until Tuesday, possibly Wednesday.
'We're likely to see temperatures get to the high 20s across quite a lot of the UK, and in the south we're likely to see the possibility of temperatures reaching mid-30Cs across parts of central, southern and eastern England, with the likelihood that the heat will probably last longest in places like East Anglia, up through Lincolnshire and into Yorkshire.
'I think we could be seeing parts of the UK have another heatwave by the middle of next week.'
He added that the forecast becomes less clear beyond the middle of the week.
A combination of amber and yellow heat health warnings were issued across England in June and July when temperatures exceeded 30C in several parts of the country.
The hottest day of the year so far saw 34.7C recorded at St James's Park in central London on July 1.
Several water companies were forced to issue hosepipe bans for activities such as watering the garden, cleaning cars and filling paddling pools as part of efforts to protect supplies in the face of the dry and hot weather.
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