UK Issues Yellow Heat Alerts for 6 Regions as Temperatures Could Hit 33C
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 4
UK Issues Yellow Heat Alerts for 6 Regions as Temperatures Could Hit 33C
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 4
Summary
Yellow heat health alerts will cover six English regions from noon Saturday to 8 p.m. on July 11, with the UK Health Security Agency warning of higher health risks for vulnerable people.
Temperatures are set to rise through the weekend and peak from midweek, reaching 33C in southern and south-eastern England and 30C as far north as South Yorkshire.
The hot spell could become the third heatwave of the year in some areas if highs persist for three straight days, while western areas stay cooler in the low to mid-20s under an Atlantic breeze.
Forecasters say a ridge linked to the Azores High and a northward-shifted jet stream will block Atlantic systems, bringing prolonged sunshine and heat that may last into mid-July.
The episode is expected to be less intense than late June's record-breaking heatwave, but likely to last longer and extend across parts of western Europe.