Breaking: Red Extreme Heat Weather Warning issued for Weston-super-Mare

This morning (Monday 22nd June) the Met Office has issued a Red Extreme Heat weather warning for Weston-super-Mare with temperatures expected to hit 40 Celsius.

Photo: Met Office

A spokesperson for the Met Office said;

“During the heatwave expected to affect a large part of England and Wales this week, the highlighted area now looks increasingly likely to see a two to three day period where maximum temperatures in the shade exceed 37 Celsius, perhaps rising to 38 to 40 Celsius in some places. The heat will be accompanied by high humidity, exacerbating the potential for discomfort and health impacts, with very warm and humid night times also reducing the ability for people to recover overnight.

Significant disruption to daily life is likely and the public should take every effort to make precautions and adapt their daily routines where possible to cope with these levels of heat, which up to now have been extremely rare for the UK.”