The UK has recorded a new hottest day of the year so far as temperatures soar amid a heatwave.
The Met Office said was a provisional temperature of 33.2C had been measured in Charlwood, Surrey on Saturday.
The new high comes after Thursday saw the mercury hit 32.2C in Kew, west London – the previous hottest day of 2025 so far – as the country sweltered under an amber heat-health alert.
On Friday, a temperature of 30.8C was reached, triggering an official heatwave across England and Wales after three consecutive days of hot weather.
The amber heat-health warning from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), covering all regions of England, remains in place until 9am on Monday.
The alert, issued for the first time since September 2023, warns “significant impacts are likely” across health and social care services because of high temperatures, including a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or people with health conditions.
Meanwhile, the Met Office said scattered thunderstorms are set to mix with the continued high temperatures, potentially bringing “frequent lightning, large hail and gusty winds”, along with a chance of flooding.
The yellow thunderstorm weather warning covering all of northern England, from Nottingham up to above Newcastle, is in force from 3pm on Saturday until 4am the following day.
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