The soaring temperatures come as half of England and the whole of Wales are already in drought, with fire crews battling multiple blazes across the UK
Parts of the UK will once again be hit by scorching temperatures that could reach up to 34C, making it hotter than popular holiday destinations like Santorini or Barcelona.
“Hot and very humid air” will be imported into Monday in southern England, with temperatures “rapidly” rising into the mid-30s. This resulted in fresh yellow and amber heat health warnings being issued for England by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said: “Many parts of England and Wales will see plenty of sunshine and once again the temperatures will rapidly rise in that strong August sunshine so turning into an increasingly humid and very hot day in the south east of England in particular, where temperatures may well approach the mid-30s.
“Tropical nights on Tuesday as well in the south as temperatures will remain above 20 in some places.”
Mr Morgan added that, while parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland will experience some rain on Monday, England and Wales “will stay largely dry, with some clear spells, and a much more uncomfortable night for sleeping compared to last night”.
Tomorrow, popular holiday destinations like Barcelona and Santorini will see lower temperatures compared to parts of southern England. These are forecast to peak at 30C and 26C, respectively.
The East Midlands, East of England, London and South East of England will all be covered by a UKHSA amber heat health warning from 9am tomorrow until 9am on Wednesday. This means “significant impacts are likely across health and social care services due to the high temperatures”.
These include a rise in deaths, particularly among the elderly and those with health conditions, increased demand on health and social care services and indoor environments overheating. The North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, West Midlands and South West are covered by a yellow heat health warning for the same period of time.
This means significant impacts are “possible” across health and social care services. The Met Office forecast for Monday reads: “Rain affecting much of Scotland on Monday, some heavy.
“Scattered showers across Northern Ireland and other western areas, though most of England and Wales fine with some hot sunshine. Humid.” Earlier this week, the Government announced half of England is now in drought.
The seven areas are East Anglia, Hertfordshire and the whole of London, Thames Valley, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight, Devon & Cornwall, the West Midlands and Wessex. The whole of Wales is also in drought.
