The Met Office has issued an amber extreme heat warning for Thursday, with 37 areas across England set to experience very high temperatures. The warning is in place from 9am until midnight, covering parts of the East Midlands, East of England, London and South East England, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber.
Potential impacts
According to the Met Office, temperatures could reach 37 or even 38 degrees Celsius in parts of the east, southeast, and the Midlands. The heat may lead to impacts on transport, infrastructure, and health.
Areas under warning
The affected regions include Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland in the East Midlands. In the East of England, Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough, Suffolk, and Thurrock are covered.
London and South East England areas include Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, Surrey, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead, and Wokingham. The West Midlands includes Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Warwickshire, West Midlands Conurbation, and Worcestershire. In Yorkshire and the Humber, North Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire are also under the warning.
