The Met Office has issued urgent amber weather warnings for extreme heat covering 51 counties across the UK, with the alert in force for 46 hours on Monday and Tuesday. Millions of Brits are urged to brace for dangerously high temperatures as the mercury soars over the weekend and into next week.
Areas Under Amber Alert
The following areas are covered by the amber extreme heat warning:
- Bedford
- Cambridgeshire
- Central Bedfordshire
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Luton
- Norfolk
- Southend-on-Sea
- Suffolk
- Thurrock
- Bracknell Forest
- Brighton and Hove
- Buckinghamshire
- East Sussex
- Greater London
- Hampshire
- Isle of Wight
- Kent
- Medway
- Milton Keynes
- Oxfordshire
- Portsmouth
- Reading
- Slough
- Southampton
- Surrey
- West Berkshire
- West Sussex
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole
- Bristol
- Devon
- Dorset
- Gloucestershire
- North Somerset
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Swindon
- Wiltshire
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bridgend
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Newport
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Torfaen
- Vale of Glamorgan
The alerts warn of widespread impacts on people and infrastructure, including potential health risks for the vulnerable, transport disruptions, and increased demand for water and energy. Residents in affected areas are advised to stay hydrated, avoid excessive sun exposure, and check on elderly or ill neighbors.
This is a breaking news story. Stay tuned for further updates as the situation develops.
