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South East braces for heatwave in Kent, Sussex and Surrey
Temperatures may exceed 30C in parts of south-east England on Thursday amid a heat health warning.A yellow heat health alert issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) came into effect on Wednesday and is expected to remain in place until 18:00 BST on are expected to reach further highs on Saturday, according to forecasters, with BBC Weather predicting highs of 31C in Guildford, Surrey, and 30C in Canterbury, Kent, and Crawley, West Sussex. A yellow alert is the least severe - behind amber and red - on the UKHSA's system, but warns of possible impacts on health and social services.
The alert also warns of the risk of a "rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions".The South East's previous temperature high in 2025 was 29.1C, which the Met Office recorded in Chertsey in May.
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Temperatures surpassed 29C elsewhere in England on Met Office said high temperatures could see it declare the first official heatwave of the requires locations to reach their specified threshold temperatures for at least three consecutive temperature threshold in Kent and Sussex is 28C, while Surrey must hit 29C.
In Camberley, Aatif Butt told BBC Radio Surrey he was "enjoying" the warm weather."I think the weather is very good over here compared to the Middle East", where he was born and brought up, he partner, Amna Ameer, said their family was "feeling good" due to the heat after Butt added, however, that they "definitely" would not be going out with their young son during the heat alert.
Fellow local residents Irene Byrne said it concerned her when she heard it was going to get 77-year-old said going out earlier in the morning and resting later in the day "seems to work". She said she was planning to open windows, keep her curtains closed and hydrate regularly to help her stay cool."You don't want it getting too hot," she said. "It probably worries me more than it satisfies me."
Heatwaves have become more frequent, more intense and last longer because of human-induced climate change, experts have world has already warmed by about 1.1C since the industrial era began and temperatures will keep rising unless governments around the world make steep cuts to emissions.
