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.
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.”
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