Met Office issues urgent 46-hour extreme heat alert for 51 UK areas – full list

Brits in 51 counties across the UK have been warned to brace for dangerously high temperatures in the coming days as the mercury is set to soar over the weekend and into next week

The Met Office has issued amber weather warnings for extreme heat over a swathe of the UK covering millions of Brits.

The alerts, which are in force on Monday and Tuesday, warn of widespread impacts on people and infrastructure.

The spike in temperatures is likely to cause adverse health effects for people vulnerable to extreme heat, the Met Office warned. Among the wider population there it was likely people will suffer with sunburn or heat exhaustion, dehydration, nausea and fatigue and other heat related illnesses, the forecaster said.

“Some changes in working practices and daily routines are likely to be required,” the warning continued, adding that there may be an increased change of travel disruption with potential for welfare issues for those stuck on roads, trains and planes in the heat. There will also be an increased likelihood of power outages and disruption to other services as equipment starts to fail in the heat.

The warning covers parts of East of England, London and South East England, South West England, Wales. All local areas affected are listed below.

A Met Office forecast said: “Following very warm weather on Sunday, very high temperatures are expected on Monday and Tuesday and will likely bring widespread impacts to people and infrastructure.

“In addition to high daytime maxima, temperatures overnight will remain very warm, especially in larger urban areas, and it will also feel humid. Temperatures are likely to reach the mid-30s Celsius in places on Monday and Tuesday.

“Some places, particularly in urban areas, may see temperatures remain above 20 Celsius overnight. The very high temperatures may continue across a smaller area into the middle of the week, but there remains some uncertainty regarding the extent of this.”

Brits have been warned to keep out of the sun and avoid any exercise between 11am-3pm and keep their curtains closed to avoid overheating indoors. “If you are going out take water with you, stay in the shade, wear sunscreen and a wide brimmed hat,” the Met Office advised.

Places covered by the amber alerts

• Bedford
• Cambridgeshire
• Central Bedfordshire
• Essex
• Hertfordshire
• Luton
• Norfolk
• Southend-on-Sea
• Suffolk
• Thurrock
• Bracknell Forest
• Brighton and Hove
• Buckinghamshire
• East Sussex
• Greater London
• Hampshire
• Isle of Wight
• Kent
• Medway
• Milton Keynes
• Oxfordshire
• Portsmouth
• Reading
• Slough
• Southampton
• Surrey
• West Berkshire
• West Sussex
• Windsor and Maidenhead
• Wokingham
• Bath and North East Somerset
• Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole
• Bristol
• Devon
• Dorset
• Gloucestershire
• North Somerset
• Somerset
• South Gloucestershire
• Swindon
• Wiltshire
• Blaenau Gwent
• Bridgend
• Caerphilly
• Cardiff
• Merthyr Tydfil
• Monmouthshire
• Newport
• Rhondda Cynon Taf
• Torfaen
• Vale of Glamorgan

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