Overview

• The Met Office forecasts temperatures hitting up to 34°C across eastern England on Saturday, marking the apex of the week-long hot spell.
• The UK Health Security Agency has issued an amber heat-health alert for all regions in England until 9am on Monday due to rising concerns over heat-related illness.
• Yellow thunderstorm warnings cover parts of the North East, North West, Midlands, Yorkshire and Wales from 3pm Saturday to 4am Sunday with potential for heavy downpours, lightning and hail.
• Atlantic winds are set to break the heatwave on Sunday, bringing widespread temperature drops into the mid-20s, though southeastern counties may hold near 28°C before cooling.
• Scientists warn that human-driven climate change has made this extreme heat around 100 times more likely, highlighting long-term risks of record temperatures.