The UK is set to finally cool down, after parts of England, Scotland and Wales all reached 30C today during Britain’s third heatwave of 2025.
Several records were broken yesterday in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, which all recorded their warmest days of the year so far.
Though today was still a bit of a swelterer, temperatures were slightly lower and will continue to dip throughout the week.
A spokesperson for the Met Office said: ‘It’s been another warm day today, not as hot as yesterday with cloudier skies for some.
‘A change tomorrow with showers or longer spells of rain and turning fresher from the west. The heatwave is coming to an end for most of us today with fresher air arriving tomorrow, but south-eastern England could still see 30C tomorrow, so still classed here.’
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By Tuesday, temperatures in London will dip to a much balmier 23°C and some rain – a welcome relief from the sun.
The heat hasn’t given tennis fans a break, with many spectators at Wimbledon needing medical attention due to the heat.
Amber heat health alerts are in place for the Midlands and southern, and eastern England until 9 am on Monday.
There have been warnings of a potential rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions.
Fire chiefs are urging people to stay safe in the heatwave as they warned of the increased risk of wildfires and drowning.
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is asking people not to enter water to try to cool down and urging parents and carers to ensure children are supervised around water at all times.
Firefighters in Surrey spent a second day on Sunday tackling a wildfire on Hankley Common in Thursley, which is estimated to have destroyed 2.6 hectares of land.
The risk of wildfires in London is rated ‘severe’ by the Natural Hazards Partnership, exacerbated by the dry weather.
As well as the amber alerts, yellow alerts are in place until Monday for the North East, North West and Yorkshire and Humber.
England is dry, prompting Yorkshire Water to bring in restrictions on using hosepipes for activities such as watering the garden, cleaning cars and filling paddling pools on Friday.
The region is already in drought, but just six inches of rain fell between February and June in one of the driest and warmest springs on record.
Reservoirs have been severely impacted owing to the low rainfalls – half of what normally falls – and are significantly below normal levels for the time of year.
Yorkshire Water is now warning that restrictions may be in place until winter, unless there is enough rainfall to bring stocks back to where they need to be.
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