Overview

• A yellow heat-health alert from the UK Health Security Agency is in place from 10 am on July 9 to 10 am on July 15 for London, the East and West Midlands, East of England, South East and South West.
• Met Office forecasts project temperatures rising from around 28 °C on Wednesday to 32 °C–34 °C by the weekend under a persistent Atlantic high-pressure system.
• Yorkshire Water will implement a temporary use ban in its service area from July 11, banning household hosepipe use to help reservoirs recover after one of England’s driest springs on record.
• Officials warn of humid ‘tropical nights’, very high pollen and UV levels, and advise vulnerable people to stay hydrated, limit sun exposure and check on at-risk neighbours.
• This marks the third heatwave in four weeks following England’s warmest June on record, and experts say it will last longer and span a broader area than earlier spells.