UK Heatwave to Continue with Temperatures Above 30C for 'Several More Days'
The Met Office said 2026 is the first year with six 35C days as water firms impose bans on millions of customers.
- The Met Office confirmed on Saturday that 2026 is the first year to record six separate days of 35C or higher, surpassing previous records held by 1976 and 2020.
- Successive heatwaves and record-warm spring temperatures have strained water supplies across England and Wales, forcing utilities including Anglian Water and Southern Water to implement hosepipe bans.
- Infrastructure underinvestment—no new reservoirs built in 30 years—has compounded system strain alongside human-driven climate change and population growth, leaving water systems increasingly vulnerable.
- Emergency services face mounting pressure as wildfires surge and 999 calls spike; Greater Manchester Police reported an 18-year-old man drowned at Dovestone Reservoir in Oldham.
- The Met Office expects high temperatures to persist through the weekend as the heatwave enters its eighth day, with heat gradually shifting westward across the UK.
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Bournemouth Echo
UK heatwave to continue with temperatures above 30C for 'several more days'
On Friday (July 10), temperatures hit 35.2C in Coton in Derbyshire, with 2026 the first year to record six separate days of 35C or above.
Intense heat sweeps across Britain this weekend as winds push extreme temperatures further north and west
Temperatures are set to remain high as the July heatwave continues this weekend, with heat health alerts still in force for nearly all of England. North-easterly winds have shifted the heat and humidity further north over the last two days, meaning temperatures in the high twenties and low to mid thirties is expected from the South East England across the west Midlands and beyond.Yesterday was the sixth day this year to see temperatures exceed 3…
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Great Yorkshire RadioNew record as temperatures hit 35C or above on six separate days this year
Forecasters say they have recorded six separate days of temperatures of 35C or higher for the first time. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/new-record-as-temperatures-hit-35c-or-above-on-six-separate-days-this-year-13562376 Author : Publish date : 2026-07-10 16:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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