UK heatwave: Temperature tops 38C and mostlikely to increase on Tuesday

UK heatwave: Temperature tops 38C and mostlikely to increase on Tuesday

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By Doug Faulkner & Adam Durbin
BBC News Media caption, Watch newest projection: An even hotter day on Tuesday The UK has had one of its mostpopular days on record, with a high of 38.1C (100.6F) – and forecasters are caution it will be warmer still on Tuesday. The high was taped in Santon Downham, Suffolk, on Monday, while 37C was wentbeyond in numerous locations. The Met Office hasactually released a red severe heat caution for Monday and Tuesday in much of England, with temperaturelevels of up to 41C projection. The existing greatest temperaturelevel in the UK is 38.7C, in Cambridge in July2019 A high of 38.5C was reached in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003, making Monday the 3rd mostpopular day on record – and the mostpopular day of the year so far. The temperaturelevel is projection to stay high with overnight temperaturelevels in the mid-20s. Tuesday might be a cooler day throughout the west of the UK however parts of the Midlands and east of England might see temperaturelevels into the 40s – with a possibility of 42C in Lincolnshire, BBC Weather speaker Ben Rich stated. Media caption, Heatwave: Top suggestions to stay cool in 60 seconds On Monday, a 16-year-old kid passedaway after getting into trouble in Maidenhead, Berkshire, while the Metropolitan Police stated a 14-year-old youngboy went missingouton and is thought to have drowned after gettingin the Thames at Tagg’s Island in Hampton, south-west London. Some schools closed early throughout the day – or selected not to open at all – although the federalgovernment hasactually provided assistance developed to keep them open. One mentor union stated most selected to stay open. No trains will be running north to Leeds and York from London King’s Cross on Tuesday, Network Rail stated, consistingof LNER services. The Ministry of Defence stated airplane were utilizing option airfields after reports of the tarmac melting on the runway at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. Flights were suspended at Luton Airport after a area of the runway raised due to the hot weathercondition, the airport stated. EasyJet stated numerous flights hadactually been diverted to close-by airports, while some others were cancelled as a result. Scotland and Northern Ireland knowledgeable their hottest days of the year on Monday with 31.3C tape-recorded in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, and 31.1C in Derrylin, County Fermanagh. Temperatures above 37C were taped in London, Cambridge, Surrey and inotherplaces in Suffolk. It was likewise a record day in Cornwall, with 36C determined in Bude in the county. Amber cautions are in location throughout England and Wales, and parts of Scotland, covering an even higher location than the checkedout caution which runs from London up to York and Manche
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