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Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
UK weather: Yellow heat health alert issued - with temperatures set to hit 30C
A yellow heat health alert has been issued for large parts of the UK - with warm summer weather set to return from next week. The warning has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) from 12pm on Monday until 6pm on Wednesday. The alert covers Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East of England, London, the southeast and the southwest. The UKHSA said the alert means significant impacts are possible across health and social care services due to the high temperatures. According to the Met Office, temperatures are set to hit 27C (81F) in parts of southern England over the weekend, with bright sunny weather in the early part of the week and temperatures expected to exceed 30C (86F) in places across parts of central, southern and eastern England on Monday and Tuesday. Sky News' Kirsty McCabe said: "High pressure will extend from the Azores, allowing temperatures to rise, especially in the south where heatwave criteria is likely to be met early next week. "The fourth heatwave of the summer will see temperatures reach the high 20s or low 30s, peaking around 33C (91F) on Tuesday across central and southern parts of England. "Overnight temperatures will also rise, leading to some warm and stuffy nights from Monday night onwards. "The current wet and unseasonably windy conditions across northern Scotland will also clear next week, with warmer weather expected here too." But she added the rising temperatures could spark off a few heavy and thundery downpours. Read more from Sky News: Met Office deputy chief meteorologist, Steven Keates, said: "We're confident that temperatures will increase markedly by the start of next week, reaching the low 30s Celsius in parts of England on Monday and perhaps the mid 30s in a few places on Tuesday. "However, the length of this warm spell is still uncertain, and it is possible that high temperatures could persist further into next week, particularly in the south."
Sky News
5 days ago
- Climate
- Sky News
UK weather: Yellow heat health alert issued - with temperatures set to hit 30C
A yellow heat health alert has been issued for large parts of the UK - with warm summer weather set to return from next week. The warning has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) from 12pm on Monday until 6pm on Wednesday. The alert covers Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East of England, London, the southeast and the southwest. The UKHSA said the alert means significant impacts are possible across health and social care services due to the high temperatures. According to the Met Office, temperatures are set to hit 27C in parts of southern England over the weekend, with bright sunny weather in the early part of the week and temperatures expected to exceed 30C in places across parts of central, southern and eastern England on Monday and Tuesday. Sky News' Kirsty McCabe said: "High pressure will extend from the Azores allowing temperatures to rise, especially in the south where heatwave criteria is likely to be met early next week. "The fourth heatwave of the summer will see temperatures reach the high twenties or low thirties, peaking around 33C on Tuesday across central and southern parts of England. "Overnight temperatures will also rise, leading to some warm and stuffy nights from Monday night onwards. "The current wet and unseasonably windy conditions across northern Scotland will also clear next week, with warmer weather expected here too." Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Steven Keates, said: "We're confident that temperatures will increase markedly by the start of next week, reaching the low 30s Celsius in parts of England on Monday and perhaps the mid 30s in a few places on Tuesday. "However, the length of this warm spell is still uncertain, and it is possible that high temperatures could persist further into next week, particularly in the south." Please refresh the page for the latest version.
Sky News
28-03-2025
- Climate
- Sky News
UK weather: Spring sunshine set to return on Mother's Day, forecasters say
Spring sunshine will return to parts of the UK in time for Mother's Day and continue into next week – potentially bringing the hottest day of the year so far, forecasters have said. Sky weather producer Kirsty McCabe said Mothering Sunday was likely to be a "mostly fine day with bright or sunny spells once early low cloud and drizzle clears". She predicted there would be "temperatures near or above average" for most places. Afterwards, however, high pressure is set to dominate. There is a good chance the highest temperature of the year so far will be reached by the middle of next week, topping the high of 21.3C (70F) recorded on 20 March. Latest UK weather forecast However, the far north and west of the British Isles are likely to be cloudier and windier with a risk of rain. The Met Office has also forecast that warm conditions will return on Sunday after a brief, changeable period on Friday and Saturday, in what it called "typical spring fashion". Central and inland areas should have the warmest weather on Mother's Day, with its forecasters also predicting "a short-lived spell of unsettled weather this weekend". But the Met Office added the country would "transition back towards a blocked weather pattern as high pressure builds on Sunday and dominates our weather through much of next week". Honor Criswick, a meteorologist from the agency, said the high pressure would "stick around as we head into next week, bringing some fine and settled conditions, perhaps even some warm sunshine". Partial solar eclipse in parts of UK Ms Criswick said Sunday morning would be cloudy, with possible drizzle and mist, but that would give way to a dry day with "some sunny spells, particularly across central and inland areas of the UK". She predicted there would be "quite a settled start to the week next week, lots of sunny spells and also some quite warm temperatures". Meanwhile, a partial solar eclipse will be visible in parts of the UK between 10am and noon on Saturday. Those in the east of the country will have the best chance of seeing it. The phenomenon occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth. However, the three planetary bodies will not be completely aligned, meaning only part of the sun will be obscured this weekend.
