The UK is expected to experience the hottest day of the year on Monday, the Met Office said. Temperatures could reach 34 degrees Celsius in some parts of England.
The UK Health Safety Agency (UKHSA) has issued a yellow heat warning that will last from 9 a.m. Sunday morning, August 111, until 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, August 14. The agency warns that the hot and humid weather could “have a minor impact on the health and social care sector.”
It comes after the Met Office issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms across Scotland and northern England, with more thundery showers expected.
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Dan Holley, explained that the hot conditions will “recede on Tuesday.” Speaking about the heatwave, he said:
“We expect to see a relatively brief hotter and more humid spell of weather for Sunday and Monday, before these hotter conditions recede on Tuesday, allowing more unsettled conditions to return. This change to hotter conditions is caused, in part, by the effects of Tropical Storm Debby in North America. Debby is helping to strengthen the jet stream, causing it to meander over the Atlantic. This will allow hot air over France to move into the UK later this weekend, and early next week.”
Here are all the areas in England impacted by the heat-health alert: Northwest, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West.
Met Office also warns of thunderstorms
A yellow thunderstorm warning is also in place for Scotland and northern England until 13:00 on August 12. The Met Office said on website X that thunderstorms are “moving away early from the east of Scotland and north-east England,” but “thundery showers” are still possible in England and the east of the country where there is a “low probability of severe thunderstorms.”
The number of Italian cities under a red heat warning, when even young and healthy people are advised to stay out of the sun, will increase from 14 on Sunday to 17 on Monday, 19 on Tuesday and 22 on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Monday.
The prolonged heat wave Italy is experiencing will intensify, the ministry said. When a red alert is declared in an area, it means the heat wave is so severe that it poses a threat to active healthy people, not just vulnerable groups such as the sick, elderly and young children.
