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UK heatwave: Country may have hottest day on record with 41C ... (BBC News)

Met Office issues first red heat warning over extreme temperatures and danger to life in much of England.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: But the bad news is that emissions of CO2 continue to increase. "This is not that sort of weather." We know what is behind this - greenhouse gas emissions caused by our burning of fossil fuels like coal and gas. Heatwaves have become more frequent, more intense, and last longer because of human-induced climate change - nine of the hottest days on record in the UK have happened since 1990. London is set to be one of the hottest places in the world on Monday, with temperatures soaring above the Western Sahara and the Caribbean. Concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere are at the highest level for two million years and rising, according to the IPCC. The London Ambulance Service said it had seen 7,000 calls a day with rising temperatures and expected up to 8,000 on both Monday and Tuesday. A busy day in the capital would generally see around 5,500 calls, it explained. The hot weather will continue on Tuesday - with overnight temperatures warned to be in the mid-20s - before cooling on Wednesday. Responding to claims the UK has seen worse heat - such as during the prolonged heatwave in 1976 - BBC Weather's Simon King said the expected temperatures are much hotter, up to 10C above the extended heatwave and severe drought experienced then. High temperatures are also forecast across the UK - with amber warnings in the rest of England, all of Wales, and parts of Scotland. The Met Office has issued a red extreme heat warning on Monday and Tuesday in much of England, from London and the south-east up to York and Manchester.

Extreme UK weather live: hottest night ever as temperatures could ... (The Guardian)

Met Office says UK provisionally had its warmest night on record as UK braces for hottest day ever.

Merseyrail said the number of trains running and journey times will be “seriously affected”, with some routes closed completely. Travel routes will be affected by the heat and National Rail told customers only to travel if absolutely necessary. The likelihood of exceeding 40°C anywhere in the UK in a given year has also been rapidly increasing, and, even with current pledges on emissions reductions, such extremes could be taking place every 15 years in the climate of 2100. Boris Johnson was accused on Monday of having “checked out”, missing an emergency Cobra meeting about the searing heat. “Record highs, travel chaos, schools close ... and it’s going to get hotter”, says the Telegraph, whilethe Sun warns “Britain is melting”. Weather forecast models are run numerous times to help us quantify the likelihood of a particular event occurring and estimate the uncertainty which is always present in weather forecasting to some degree. Some models are now producing a 70% chance of maximum temperatures in excess of 40°C in isolated parts of the UK for the start of next week. Scotland and Wales could also have their hottest days on record. What we can’t have is trains running over those and a terrible derailing. This is akin to a marathon runner shaving 20 minutes off of the current record. We’ve seen a considerable amount of travel disruption. Therefore, we are asking people to act responsibly when enjoying the outdoors and please think twice before using anything involving a naked flame.

UK weather forecast: Britain braces for hottest temperature on record ... (iNews)

Hundreds of trains have been cancelled and dozens of schools are closing early as the UK continues to sizzle in an unprecedented heatwave.

RAF Brize Norton also halted flights yesterday after the runway melted. “This will make it the hottest day on record and the first time we have seen temperatures as high as 40°C.” The 14-year-old was seen entering the water at Tagg’s Island in Hampton and, after a search took place, the Met Police said he was presumed dead, with officers calling the incident a “tragedy” as they urged people not to swim in open water. It is provisionally the highest seen in the country, shattering the previous Welsh record of 35.2°C recorded at the same location in August 1990. Last night was the warmest on record in the UK, the Met Office confirmed this morning, with temperatures not dipping below 25°C in some areas and a high of 26°C, beating the previous record of 23.9C. The UK is braced for its hottest ever day with the Met Office predicting that temperatures in parts of the country could hit 42°C today.

Temperature records begin to fall after only part one of this UK ... (Netweather)

A hot day for much of the UK with Wales seeing its temperature record, provisionally, smashed. Jersey also having its hottest day on record.

A combination of high temperatures, the likelihood or confidence in the forecast and the impacts of the heat. The winds will fall light, the hot air continues to be pumped up through western Europe by that low pressure of the west coast of Iberia. And the Extreme Heat warnings through Britain continue into a third day. Temperatures have passed 37C in England today with a few spots over 38C. We see the temperature value on the hour but often it is higher within the hour between observations and we have to wait an hour or so for that to be announced. Why? There is even hotter air still pumping up from the southwest and because the heat of Monday. This will be followed by an exceptional night as the heat remains. Today the temperatures have continued to rise right through the afternoon, even after 4pm. Places that have been inspected and created to record the air temperature in the shade, at a certain height above the ground with a free air flow around the site. It will be a “Tropical Night” for many where the temperature does not dip below 20C. So other records could fall for the ‘Highest daily minimum’ All this adds to the heat stress on people and pets. “The temperature at the Maison St. Louis Observatory and Jersey Airport have now surpassed the all-time record of 36.0°C and will continue to rise until late afternoon. This is only 0.3°C below the all-time 135 year old record set at Kilkenny Castle in 1887. It's provisionally the hottest day on record in Wales according to the UK Met Office. Hawarden in Flintshire, North Wales has now provisionally reached 37.1°C (nearly 99 Fahrenheit) piping earlier Gogerddan, near Aberystwyth on the west coast of mid-Wales which reached 35.3°C today. Cambridge and Lakenheath have recorded 38C on Monday afternoon, with at least 38.1C at Cambridge, which is 100 Fahrenheit. It is not over yet.

London weather latest LIVE: Warmest UK night on record as capital ... (Evening Standard)

T. he UK has recorded its warmest night on record from Monday into Tuesday, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. Temperatures did not fall ...

Transport for London (TfL) said the capital’s rail network would be running a reduced service due to safety restrictions put into place to deal with the heat. The UK has experienced its warmest night on record, according to provisional Met Office figures. Rail operator Thameslink is warning people to not travel on routes to the north of London on Tuesday. He told people to “apply common sense” and “depending on the nature of your journey and reason for it you might want to consider rearranging your day around it”. A sign has been posted at the entrance to the building in central London explaining the problem. Temperatures have been hitting the mid-30s by 10am on Tuesday, according to the Met Office. The Supreme Court has been closed to visitors because of the temperatures and an air-conditioning fault. By 10am it had also exceeded 30C in parts of the UK, including 35.1C at Kew Gardens and 34.5C at Heathrow, according to the Met Office. It comes after the mercury peaked at 38.1C in Santon Downham, Suffolk on Monday, making it the hottest day of the year and the third hottest day on record, after 38.7C in Cambridge in 2019 and 38.5C in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003. he UK has recorded its warmest night on record from Monday into Tuesday, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. The warmest night on record is set to turn into the hottest day in London with temperatures predicted to hit 40C amid growing travel chaos. The mercury was showing 35.1C at Kew Gardens by 10am, according to the Met Office

Heatwave: Was today the hottest day ever recorded in Oxfordshire? (Oxford Mail)

THE highest ever temperature in Oxfordshire – 36.5 degrees – was recorded by the Met Office in 2019 but the current heatwave is expected to…

The temperature value was 36.7C at 1400 GMT and is likely to continue rising. This afternoon the 209-year long temperature record was broken— Dr David Crowhurst (@crowdave) @RMS_Oxford, which is the UK's longest running weather station! Dr David Crowhurst, a meteorologist, tweeted: “This afternoon the 209-year long temperature record was broken at Radcliffe Met Station, which is the UK's longest running weather station.

Temperatures soar across Flintshire with records set to be shattered (Deeside.com)

Yesterday saw Flintshire record the highest temperature in the UK, something which will likely be repeated over the next two days. An amber warning remains in ...

On Wednesday and throughout the rest of the week temperatures will return to average, with highs of 19C.Spotted something? The next two days are expected to see record temperatures recorded across the UK, with some parts of the north east of England and London expected to hit 40C for the first time. Yesterday saw Flintshire record the highest temperature in the UK, something which will likely be repeated over the next two days.