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UK heatwave: Amber warning in place as country braces for record temperatures
An amber extreme heat warning begins in England and Wales ahead of Monday and Tuesday’s red alert…
An amber warning for extreme heat has begun for England and parts of Wales as the UK braces for record temperatures.
The Met Office warning extends to southern Scotland on Monday and Tuesday, when England’s alert rises to red for the first time.
On Sunday, temperatures exceeded 30C (86F) across England and Wales, with a high of 33C in Flintshire making it the UK’s hottest day of the year.
The heat could hit 41C on Monday, which would be a record for the UK.
The current temperature record of 38.7C was set in Cambridge in 2019.
On Sunday, Hawarden in Flintshire recorded 33C – making it Wales’s hottest day of the year so far, and the hottest for the UK overall.
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