Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe UK is set to experience record-breaking temperatures, potentially exceeding 38C, with forecasters confident that the 1976 June record of 35.6C could be surpassed. An extreme amber heat warning from the Met Office is in effect until Thursday, alongside UK Health Security Agency alerts, highlighting significant health impacts, especially for vulnerable people. The extreme heat is expected to cause widespread disruption to rail, road, and air travel, with warnings of potential tarmac melting and advice for travellers to carry water. Temperatures could reach 34C in central southern England on Monday, climbing to 37C in southern England and south-east Wales on Tuesday, and potentially 38C or higher on Wednesday and Thursday. The public is advised to drink plenty of fluids, stay out of the sun, avoid exercising between 11am and 3pm, check on vulnerable individuals, and exercise caution around open water. In fullRecord-breaking heatwave forecast to hit UK as health warnings issuedThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Brits in 51 counties across the UK have been warned to brace for dangerously high temperatures in the coming days as the mercury is set to soar over the weekend and into next week

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The Met Office has put amber warnings in place across most of southern England, covering London, the east, the south-east, and parts of the south-west of England and Wales.

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The Met Office has issued a rare amber weather warning for extreme heat ahead of an expected heatwave

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An extreme heat warning has been expanded as the UK braces for a heatwave that could send temperatures soaring to a record-breaking 38C

Swathes of the UK are to see record-breaking temperatures of up to 38C

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Health alerts are in place as very high humidity adds to danger of heat stress for the most vulnerable

Swathes of the UK are to see record-breaking temperatures of up to 38C

The UKHSA has issued a yellow warning until Friday this week, which means temperatures could impact on the health and wellbeing of some people in affected areas

An extreme amber heat warning has been issued by the Met Office until Thursday, June 25 with the mercury projected to swelter to a maximum of 38C in the coming days

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Britons have been warned to stay out of the sun and to avoid exercising between 11am and 3pm

The UK is preparing for one of its most intense June heatwaves on record after the Met Office extended its amber extreme heat warning to four days, with temperatures expected to…

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