The Met Office has issued a yellow health warning for heatwave
conditions from Tuesday until Thursday evening. The warning means
there is an 80% chance of temperatures which could be a risk to
health, and is intended to help social and healthcare teams prepare.
Fears that railway tracks could buckle in the heat prompted Network
Rail to introduce speed restrictions. The hot weather is expected to
last until the weekend, when temperatures will slowly drop off. The
Met Office said heatwaves can be dangerous for the very young, the
elderly or those with chronic disease. The yellow health warning,
covering the west and north-east of England, refers to conditions
between 09:00 on Tuesday and 18:00 BST on Thursday. Hay-fever
sufferers will also be impacted as the Met Office forecasted very high
levels of pollen across England, Wales and Northern Ireland throughout
the week. Met Office forecaster Mark Foster said: “High pressure is
going to dominate this week so we can expect very high levels of
pollen and UV.” Some schools have said they are cancelling sports days
because of the “extreme heat” On Monday the highest temperature of
30.1C (86.2F) was recorded at Hampton waterworks in west London. The
year’s previous record temperature had been 29.1C in April at St
James’s Park in central London. In Scotland, the highest temperature
of 26.7C was recorded in Balmoral, while the same temperature was also
reached in Castlederg, Northern Ireland. Temperatures reached 28.7C in
Usk, in south-east Wales.
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