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‘This is potentially a very serious situation’ says agency
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The Met Office has issued its first extreme heat weather warning covering much of England, warning of an “exceptional hot spell on Monday and Tuesday leading to widespread impacts on people and infrastructure.”
It warned the extreme heat could lead to a "potentially very serious situation".
Grahame Madge, Met Office spokesman, said: "We've just issued a red warning for extreme heat for Monday and Tuesday which is the first such warning ever issued.
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"The warning covers an area from London up to Manchester and then up to the Vale of York.
"This is potentially a very serious situation."
Elsewhere, train passengers are being warned of major disruption from extreme heat on rail lines as ministers said the NHS was braced for a “surge” in demand.
The Met Office red warning covers London and much of central England
The Met Office predicts “exceptional, perhaps record-breaking, temperatures” on Monday, then again on Tuesday.
“Nights are also likely to be exceptionally warm, especially in urban areas. This is likely to lead to widespread impacts on people and infrastructure.
“Temperatures are expected to drop away from Wednesday onwards.”
The red warning is published in full on the Met Office UK weather warnings dashboard.
It states that Britons should expect:
Some schools in England have already indicated they will close on Monday.
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The rare red warning from the Met Office covers a large area of central England on Monday and Tuesday as the heatwave intensifies
The Met Office red warning covers London and much of central England
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