Temperatures have been sizzling in parts of the UK this week and it looks like we could see a second heatwave arriving very soon. The Met Office recorded the hottest temperature of the year so far on Monday, August 12 - with temperatures reaching 34.8C in Cambridge.
"Provisionally this is only the 11th year since 1961 that temperatures as high as this have been recorded," according to the weather agency The Met Office added: "Eight of those years have been since 2000 and six of them have been in the last decade," it added. Monday was the hottest day of the year so far 🌡️ Further north, approximately 16,000 lightning strikes were recorded as heavy rain moved through Here are Monday's extremes 👇 pic.twitter.
com/iPJ0ONCmXs — Met Office (@metoffice) August 13, 2024 The temperature highs come amid a yellow heat health alert which was issued for the East and West Midlands, East of England, South East, South West, North West and London by the UK Health Security Agency. The alert remains in place until 9 am on Wednesday, August 14. The hot weather may have a minor impact on health and the social care sector.
How long will the UK heatwave last? The current burst of hot weather is reportedly "short-lived", according to the Met Office. The warm temperatures in the south are set to subside in the coming days. The UK is expected to return to our regularly scheduled programming of a mixed weather regime with periods of showers, rain and sunny spells at times this week.
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