Leeds told exact date 30C temperatures will return in heatwave forecast from BBC Weather
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Temperatures are set to surpass 30 degrees in Leeds once again this week.
In a summer of seemingly never ending heatwaves, yet another warm spell is set to arrive in just a matter of days. The mercury has already started to climb back into the high 20s, but will get even hotter very soon.
The Met Office is said to be considering issuing rare amber or red extreme heat warnings. UK residents are being warned of potential disruption to railway lines and power networks.
Parts of the UK are set to see their fifth heatwave of the summer as the country continues to bake in an unprecedented period of dry, hot weather. Monday (August 10) will be slightly cooler before temperatures rise again on Tuesday (August 11).
The warmest days of the week are set to arrive on Wednesday (August 12) and Thursday (August 13), when Leeds will see highs in the 30s. The BBC Weather forecast for the week is as follows:
- Monday - sunny and light winds - highs of 23C, lows of 11C
- Tuesday - sunny and a gentle breeze - highs of 27C, lows of 14C
- Wednesday - sunny intervals and a gentle breeze - highs of 30C, lows of 17C
- Thursday - sunny and a gentle breeze - highs of 33C, lows of 19C
- Friday - sunny intervals and a gentle breeze - highs of 28C, lows of 13C
- Saturday - light rain and a gentle breeze - highs of 22C, lows of 13C
- Sunday - light clouds and a gentle breeze - highs of 21C, lows of 13C
“We’ll probably see highs reaching the mid-30s quite widely on Wednesday, and indeed on Thursday too for England and Wales,” Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said.
“On Wednesday, probably the Midlands, maybe a little bit further south, the M4 corridor, west of London, up towards the Midlands, is where we might have a small chance of reaching 36C in one or two spots.
“But Thursday at this stage looks the most likely hottest day of the week.
“So 36C is a fairly reasonable probability locally on Thursday and there’s a small chance it could get even higher than that.”
Half of England and all of Wales have been plunged into drought and more regions could be declared when officials meet at the National Drought Group on Monday.
Mr Morgan said: “If it wasn’t for this incredible summer that we’re currently seeing, then we’d be talking about these temperatures as being really, very unusual.
“But of course, we’ve had such an exceptional summer, people have become a bit used to it.
“There is a potential for impacts, so impacts to infrastructure, things like railway lines and power networks, impacts to vulnerable people as well.”
Health officials have warned of the effect on vulnerable people in the upcoming hot weather, with significant impacts possible in health and social care settings and a potential rise in deaths because of the heat.