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The Met Office issued a red weather warning for extreme heat for today (July 18) and tomorrow. There were expectations that temperatures would reach 40C over ...

It is now predicted that tomorrow will be even hotter than today but still falling short of the 40 mark. The Met Office issued a red weather warning for extreme heat for today (July 18) and tomorrow. Journeys will take longer due to reduced services and speed restrictions on most lines.

Temperatures in the capital will remain around 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) for much of Monday evening, according to the UK's Met Office. The ...

Network Rail said it had discovered a kink in the line at Vauxhall due to 'extreme heat' as temperatures climbed towards an all-time high.

We have got a hot 48 hours coming so be prepared and look out for the vulnerable." To be fair my train was air conditioned but I had to get on a bus that was boiling.” Lotte Nash, 35, who works for the NHS, said: "I’m frontline staff. The Met Office has issued its first ever extreme heat weather warning. As the mercury climbed towards an all-time UK high in the afternoon, Network Rail said it had discovered a kink in the line at Vauxhall due to “extreme heat”. The Overground was part suspended and there was no service at all on the Hammersmith and City Line as the capital braced itself for the hottest day on record, with temperatures due to hit at least 38C.

"I think it's the Devil's armpits outside already," a Manchester resident reported around 1 p.m. local time on Monday. The heat wave in Europe that has ...

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LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in Britain stayed home or sought shade Monday during the country's first-ever extreme heat warning, as the hot, dry weather ...

The high temperatures are even more of a shock since Britain usually has very moderate summer temperatures. The extreme heat even led Parliament to loosen its strict dress code. Officials in southern France’s Gironde region announced plans to evacuate an additional 3,500 people from towns threatened by the raging flames. The country isn’t at all prepared to handle such heat — most homes, schools and small businesses in Britain don’t have air conditioning. We’ve even got some 43s in the model, but we’re hoping it won’t be as high as that.” The air force said “aircraft are using alternative airfields in line with a long established plan.”

Ahead of the extreme weather and temperatures we've looked at the hour-by-hour forecast so you can get ready for the heat.

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The UK could have its hottest day on record this week, with temperatures forecast to hit up to 41C (106F). At 12:00 BST it was 34.8C in Charlwood, Surrey, ...

You can also get in touch in the following ways: But the bad news is that emissions of CO2 continue to increase. "This is not that sort of weather." We know what is behind this - greenhouse gas emissions caused by our burning of fossil fuels like coal and gas. Heatwaves have become more frequent, more intense, and last longer because of human-induced climate change - nine of the hottest days on record in the UK have happened since 1990. "In this country we're used to treating a hot spell as a chance to go and play in in the sun," said Prof Penny Endersby, Met Office chief executive. London is set to be one of the hottest places in the world on Monday, with temperatures soaring above the Western Sahara and the Caribbean. The hot weather will continue on Tuesday - with overnight temperatures warned to be in the mid-20s - before cooling on Wednesday. The London Ambulance Service said it had seen 7,000 calls a day with rising temperatures and expected up to 8,000 on both Monday and Tuesday. A busy day in the capital would generally see around 5,500 calls, it explained. Responding to claims the UK has seen worse heat - such as during the prolonged heatwave in 1976 - BBC Weather's Simon King said the expected temperatures are much hotter, up to 10C above the extended heatwave and severe drought experienced then. High temperatures are also forecast across the UK - with amber warnings in the rest of England, all of Wales, and parts of Scotland. The Met Office has issued a red extreme heat warning on Monday and Tuesday in much of England, from London and the south-east up to York and Manchester.

MAILONLINE LIVEBLOG: Follow weather and travel updates as trains are cancelled out of King's Cross - as temperatures hit 28C already as of 8am.

The advice is due to safety concerns, due to fears that train tracks may buckle in the extreme heat. And a lot of our infrastructure is just not build for these types of temperatures.' Fires are also burning in Portugal and Greece. This can allow high pressure to develop over the UK resulting in persistent dry and settled weather. There will be no Thameslink or Great Northern services north of London tomorrow. This has brought scorching temperatures to the UK, France and the Iberian peninsula. This is probably the hottest day in history. He has since been taken to hospital with burns. So you get a severe danger of tracks buckling, what we can't have is trains running over those and a terrible derailing. Commuters have packed into tubes in London despite the heat. Tickets are being accepted on London Buses.' Why IS it so hot?

T. he UK has recorded its warmest night on record from Monday into Tuesday, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. Temperatures did not fall ...

Transport for London (TfL) said the capital’s rail network would be running a reduced service due to safety restrictions put into place to deal with the heat. The UK has experienced its warmest night on record, according to provisional Met Office figures. Rail operator Thameslink is warning people to not travel on routes to the north of London on Tuesday. He told people to “apply common sense” and “depending on the nature of your journey and reason for it you might want to consider rearranging your day around it”. A sign has been posted at the entrance to the building in central London explaining the problem. Temperatures have been hitting the mid-30s by 10am on Tuesday, according to the Met Office. The Supreme Court has been closed to visitors because of the temperatures and an air-conditioning fault. By 10am it had also exceeded 30C in parts of the UK, including 35.1C at Kew Gardens and 34.5C at Heathrow, according to the Met Office. It comes after the mercury peaked at 38.1C in Santon Downham, Suffolk on Monday, making it the hottest day of the year and the third hottest day on record, after 38.7C in Cambridge in 2019 and 38.5C in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003. he UK has recorded its warmest night on record from Monday into Tuesday, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. The warmest night on record is set to turn into the hottest day in London with temperatures predicted to hit 40C amid growing travel chaos. The mercury was showing 35.1C at Kew Gardens by 10am, according to the Met Office

GREATER London will swelter in 40C heat before the sunset will bring some relief across the capital, maps show.

DON'T MISS Heatwave brings UK to a halt [SPOTLIGHT] Drivers urged to be hyper vigilant: Hot weather could result in fine [REPORT] When will it rain? But if you’re suffering in a particularly hot house, there are a number of things you can do to keep it cooler. While the forecaster only predicts highs of 38C by 3pm, weather model WX Charts shows this figure may be exceeded to 40C. This, it claims, will last until around 6pm.

The mercury was showing at 37.3C at Charlwood in Surrey by 11am, according to the Met Office.

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Temperatures are forecast to soar as high as 40 Celsius — 104 Fahrenheit.

Today, the likelihood is once every 100 to 300 years — and growing. Alexander Farnsworth, a paleoclimatologist at the University of Bristol, was willing to travel back further in time. Then there was the Little Ice Age, from 1300 to 1850, when the Northern Hemisphere grew colder again. Myles Allen, a professor of geoscience at Oxford University, suggested caution. Almost all the highest recorded temperatures have occurred in recent years. This nation was not built to withstand such heat.

LONDON (AP) — Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seized swaths of Europe — and the ...

A smaller third fire broke out late Monday in the Medoc wine region north of Bordeaux, further taxing firefighting resources. Meanwhile, nearly 750 heat-related deaths have been reported in Spain and neighboring Portugal in the heat wave there. The capital’s Hyde Park, normally busy with walkers, was eerily quiet — except for the long lines to take a dip in the Serpentine lake. The intense heat since Monday has damaged the runway at London’s Luton airport, forcing it to shut for several hours, and warped a main road in eastern England, leaving it looking like a “skatepark,” police said. As Amsterdam baked Tuesday, municipal workers sprayed water on some mechanical bridges over the Dutch city’s canals to prevent metal in them from expanding, which can jam them shut blocking boat traffic. Before Tuesday, the highest temperature recorded in Britain was 38.7 C (101.7 F), set in 2019. The sweltering weather has disrupted travel, health care and schools in a country not prepared for such extremes. Temperatures in the city are expected to approach 39 C (102 F) on Tuesday. Tuesday’s reading was provisional, which means they are produced as near to real time as possible with final readings issued after data quality-control, the Met Office said. Electric fans cooled the traditional mounted troops of the Household Cavalry as they stood guard in central London in heavy ceremonial uniforms. Images of flames racing toward a French beach and Britons sweltering — even at the seaside — have driven home concerns about climate change. A huge chunk of England, from London in the south to Manchester and Leeds in the north, remained under the country’s first “red” warning for extreme heat Tuesday, meaning there is danger of death even for healthy people.

The UK has recorded a temperature of over 40C (104F) for the first time - as the heat continues to rise. Thermometers hit 40.2C at London Heathrow at 12.50 ...

Following several deaths, people are being urged not to cool off in open water. A new record rail temperature of 62C was recorded in Suffolk. "We are building new specifications, creating overhead lines that can withstand higher temperatures. Temperatures look likely to drop across the UK on Wednesday, with heavy showers and thunderstorms causing potential disruption from 13:00 to 23:00 across the south east of England. Mr Kelly told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We don't take decisions like this lightly. "Yesterday was still a busy and long day, and I cannot emphasise enough that people need to follow the same advice as Monday and avoid exposure to the sun," he told the Today programme. "The simple answer is no, the network cannot cope with the heat right now," he told BBC Breakfast. "In 40C heat, tracks can reach 50C, 60C, and even 70C, and there's a severe danger of tracks buckling and a terrible derailing. Our engineers work very hard assessing the capability of the infrastructure facing that record heat, and we decided that we had no choice but to close it." Jake Kelly, the group director for system operation at Network Rail, said it had taken "the difficult and regrettable" decision to close the East Coast Mainline and the Midland Mainline due to record temperatures. Emergency services are experiencing a rise in 999 calls as they face the pressure of the extreme heat, with the World Meteorological Organisation warning that the UK and other affected countries should expect more deaths among the elderly and vulnerable. The extreme warning, indicating a threat to life, is in place in an area stretching between London, Manchester and York. The UK has recorded a temperature of over 40C (104F) for the first time - as the heat continues to rise.

The U.K. shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seized swaths of Europe.

Meanwhile, nearly 750 heat-related deaths have been reported in Spain and neighboring Portugal in the heat wave there. A smaller third fire broke out late Monday in the Medoc wine region north of Bordeaux, further taxing firefighting resources. Before Tuesday, the highest temperature recorded in Britain was 38.7 C (101.7 F), a record set in 2019. The sweltering weather has disrupted travel, health care and schools in a country not prepared for such extremes. The British Museum -- which has a glass-roofed atrium -- planned to shut its doors early. Images of flames racing toward a French beach and Britons sweltering -- even at the seaside -- have driven home concerns about climate change.

Met Office says UK provisionally had its warmest night on record as UK braces for hottest day ever.

Merseyrail said the number of trains running and journey times will be “seriously affected”, with some routes closed completely. Travel routes will be affected by the heat and National Rail told customers only to travel if absolutely necessary. The likelihood of exceeding 40°C anywhere in the UK in a given year has also been rapidly increasing, and, even with current pledges on emissions reductions, such extremes could be taking place every 15 years in the climate of 2100. Boris Johnson was accused on Monday of having “checked out”, missing an emergency Cobra meeting about the searing heat. “Record highs, travel chaos, schools close ... and it’s going to get hotter”, says the Telegraph, whilethe Sun warns “Britain is melting”. Weather forecast models are run numerous times to help us quantify the likelihood of a particular event occurring and estimate the uncertainty which is always present in weather forecasting to some degree. Some models are now producing a 70% chance of maximum temperatures in excess of 40°C in isolated parts of the UK for the start of next week. Scotland and Wales could also have their hottest days on record. What we can’t have is trains running over those and a terrible derailing. This is akin to a marathon runner shaving 20 minutes off of the current record. We’ve seen a considerable amount of travel disruption. Therefore, we are asking people to act responsibly when enjoying the outdoors and please think twice before using anything involving a naked flame.

Hours after breaking a record, Britain recorded a temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius (104.4 Fahrenheit). If confirmed, it would be the highest temperature ...

Efi Rousi, a senior scientist at Potsdam Institute for Climate Research in Germany and the lead author of the study, said the current heat wave appeared to be linked to such a “double jet,” which she said has been in place over Europe for the past two weeks. Schools, most of which are in their final week of classes before a summer break, were doing their best to keep children cool, especially in older buildings ill-equipped for the high temperatures. The chains are anchored to the river bed and are regulated to be kept below 13 degrees Celsius (about 55 degrees Fahrenheit) in the summer. “We might as well go to the beach — it beats sitting in a hot house.” It’s known as a “cutoff low” in the parlance of atmospheric scientists, because it was cut off from a river of westerly winds, the mid-latitude jet stream, that circles the planet at high altitudes. The researchers found that many European heat waves occurred when the jet stream had temporarily split in two, leaving an area of weak winds and high pressure air between the two branches that is conducive to the buildup of extreme heat. Most of them were taken in specially-designed crates and trucks to a nearby zoo in the suburbs of Bordeaux. Flights into and out of one of Britain’s busiest international airports were halted for much of the day on Monday after a “surface defect” caused by high temperatures was identified on the runway. The current scorching temperatures that reached into England and Wales on Monday were caused in part by a region of upper level low-pressure air that has been stalled off the coast of Portugal for days. In Britain, the second day of extraordinary heat means a second day of disruptions for a country that is not equipped for it. France’s Atlantic Coast got some respite as a mass of cool ocean air pushed the heat wave further to the northeast, according to the national weather forecaster. For good or ill, the climatic conditions of certain years tend to enter popular British mythology in a way that can keep them alive in the public memory.

Fires are breaking out amid record heat in England. Please check back frequently for the latest live updates. - Articles from The Weather Channel ...

The worst was in August 2003. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM. "If you do see a fire smoldering, don't hesitate to call us," the brigade tweeted. Crews are working to extinguish the flames, according to an update posted by Kent Fire and Rescue. Meanwhile, Spain and Portugal have reported at least 748 heat-related deaths so far this month. More than 400 firefighters are battling the flames. The U.K. is seeing its hottest temperatures ever on record today. Fires are also burning in several areas in and around London as well as in Cornwall, according to the Independent. This is the latest in a series of dangerous heat waves to bring record-breaking, potentially deadly temperatures to parts of Europe in recent decades. Several Fires Burning in London (10:54 a.m. ET) Fires Burning In Several Countries (10:45 ET) Several fires are burning in and around London amid record-shattering heat in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe.

Britain recorded its hottest-ever day Tuesday, with temperatures hitting a high of 40.2 degrees Celsius (104.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in south England.

It comes as heatwaves grow more common and severe because of human-induced climate change. "We are building new specifications, creating overhead lines that can withstand higher temperatures. Health authorities urged people to take precautions, including staying indoors and drinking plenty of water. It followed a day of extreme heat Monday, during which a high of 38.1C was reached in Suffolk in the east of England — falling just short of the U.K. record. Millions of Brits endured the country's hottest-ever night Monday, with temperatures remaining above 25C in places, surpassing the previous nightly record of 23.9C recorded in Brighton in 1990. LONDON — Britain recorded its hottest-ever day Tuesday, with temperatures hitting a high of 40.2 degrees Celsius (104.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in south England, according to provisional data from the Met Office. Temperatures are forecast to hit as high as 42C in parts of England by Tuesday afternoon, according to the Met Office, which issued a red extreme heat warning. The country is also on high alert for wildfires, with the southeast of England at "very extreme danger," according to the European Forest Fire Information System. - Britain recorded its hottest-ever day Tuesday, with temperatures hitting a high of 40.2 degrees Celsius (104.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in south England, according to provisional data from the Met Office. The figures from the U.K.'s weather service showed Heathrow, near London, hit the new high Tuesday, surpassing the record of 39.1C set earlier in the day in Charlwood, Surrey. A previous high of 38.7C was recorded in 2019. - Temperatures are forecast to surpass 42 degrees Celsius (107.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of England by the afternoon. - Millions of Brits endured the country's hottest-ever night Monday, with temperatures remaining above 25C in places.

Hours after breaking a record, Britain recorded a temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius (104.4 Fahrenheit). If confirmed, it would be the highest temperature ...

Most of them were taken in specially designed crates and trucks to a nearby zoo in the suburbs of Bordeaux. Vincent Ferrier, a local official in Langon, an area of Gironde, told reporters that the blaze had been stabilized to its north but could expand to the south because of shifting winds. For good or ill, the climatic conditions of certain years tend to enter popular British mythology in a way that can keep them alive in the public memory. Residents were being evacuated on Tuesday from the southeastern flank of one of the main wildfires in the Gironde area of southwestern France, the authorities said. “If you are in one of these rooms, where you have to draw the curtain to stay cool and remain there, it can feel like a prison.” The group estimates that production of wheat in Italy will decline by 15 percent because of an increase in production costs and the drought. Uniper, one of Germany’s largest power producers, said this week that higher gas prices and rising demand for power as temperatures rise had burned through nearly all of the company’s cash, and it was going to need a government bailout. The police have detained a 39-year-old man in connection with the case. Despite warnings throughout the summer that grills could lead to fires, “people are continuing to behave carelessly and recklessly,” he said in a statement. Those over 75 years old — whether living on their own or in a care home — are among the most at risk for severe health complications from the heat, according to the U.K. Health Security Agency. In the village of Wennington, in East London, videos showed fires spreading from nearby grassland to homes, many of which appeared to have been destroyed. While the London mayor’s office has posted an interactive map that shows “cool spaces” across the city — a list of indoor and outdoor locations where Londoners can take respite on hot days — they aren’t an official city initiative.

Scorching temperatures have hit south London today – and The Met Office has issued its first ever red extreme heat warning.

• 10pm-26C • 9pm-29C • 8pm-32C

LONDON — Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seized swaths of Europe — and the national ...

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The Met Office tweeted: "For the first time ever, 40 Celsius has provisionally been exceeded in the UK.

Amid the fires today, London Fire Brigade (LFB) declared a major incident as the emergency services struggle to cope with the heatwave. LFB assistant ...

Amid the fires today, London Fire Brigade (LFB) declared a major incident as the emergency services struggle to cope with the heatwave. He added: "Politicians need to commit to fire safety. We might need to build fire breaks between our properties.