The United Kingdom is at present experiencing a heatwave, with temperatures reaching up to 28C in sure areas, based on the Met Office. A heatwave is classified as three consecutive days where day by day maximum temperatures meet or exceed the heatwave temperature threshold. These thresholds differ by county, with the highest being 28C in and round London, and the bottom at 25C in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern England.
This comes as weather alerts for thunderstorms remain in place from 12pm to 9pm for Scotland and Northern Ireland, following heavy rain, hail, and lightning on Monday. Areas similar to Leicester, Birmingham, Worcester, Gloucester, and Oxford have been previously underneath an amber thunderstorm warning, with Liverpool and elements of the North West additionally affected. The Manchester City trophy parade was temporarily halted because of torrential rain after the membership won the Treble on Saturday.
However, warm weather has returned to the UK, with highs of 28C anticipated around 4-5pm on Tuesday in each London and Manchester. London Mayor Sadiq Khan issued a high air air pollution warning for the capital, the second of the year, due to high temperatures and air pollution from the continent. He urged people to avoid unnecessary car journeys and go for strolling, biking, or public transport as a substitute.
With drier climate forecasted for the latter part of the week, Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England, known as for a change in tone when discussing the hot and sunny spell, because the nation “needs rain.” He tweeted, “Our rivers & wetlands are dying & wildlife fading away. We want RAIN. It is sweet. Try before you buy can’t make the weather, but please cease saying global heating is a positive factor.”