The Met Office said that in this week’s heatwave, parts of England and Wales are likely to see temperatures exceed 37C in the shade.
The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday in the face of extreme heat and humidity.
The weather forecaster said that in this week’s heatwave, parts of England and Wales are likely to see temperatures exceed 37C in the shade and could even see them rise to 38C to 40C in some places.
The extreme heat, which has been very rare in the UK until now, will be accompanied by high humidity, and very warm and humid nights which will make it hard for people to recover overnight, the Met Office said.
The heat will have impacts on health, and there will be “significant disruption” to daily life, it warned, as it urged people to adapt their routines where possible to cope with the heat.
