Arabnews24.ca:Friday 9 June 2023 09:52 AM: Britain's first heat-health alert of the year has been extended into next week.
The heatwave is expected to see the UK record its hottest day of the year so far this weekend - with temperatures forecast to soar as high as 30C.
The five regions of England under an amber alert - when the heat is likely to impact the wider population, not just the most vulnerable - are:
• West Midlands
• East Midlands
• East of England
• South East
• South West
A further yellow alert - which is less serious and warns that there may be some disruption to services due to weather conditions - is in place for:
• North East
• North West
• Yorkshire and Humber
• London
The alert, issued by the UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office, was in place from 9am on Friday to 9am on Monday - but has now been extended to 9am on Tuesday.
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It comes amid fresh thunderstorm warnings with parts of the country predicted to be hotter than Marbella, Ibiza and Tenerife in the coming days as a "plume of warm air" moves in from the south, triggering thundery showers.
Some areas could see more than 60mm (2 inches) of rainfall in just a few hours on Sunday, with a yellow warning in place for much of the western side of the UK between noon and 9pm.
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