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Events and Health Protection at the UK Health Security Agency, said: “In the coming days we are likely to experience our first sustained period of hot weather of the year so far, so it’s important that everyone ensures they keep hydrated and cool while enjoying the sun.   “Forecasted temperatures

these climate projections. The Met Office has looked at climate projections for the UK in detail – these projections tell us that over the coming century, we expect our climate in the UK to shift to ‘warmer wetter winters, and hotter drier summers’. Let’s take the example of ‘hotter drier summers

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in motion for an uptick in temperatures, but the weather patterns then maintaining any hot weather are rather more uncertain”. Temperatures are on the rise again from Sunday and into next week 🌡️ We could reach the low to mid-30's across parts of central and southern England 👇 pic.twitter.com/s1S0mvF7Wm

Office climate newsletter – Latest issue Issue 98, 10 September 2025 - Spotlight on wamest UK summer on record Recent climate newsletter editions Issue 97, 27 August 2025 - Climate news Issue 96, 13 August 2025 - Spotlight on stories of adaptation Issue 95, 23 July 2025 - Spotlight on State of the UK Climate 2024 Issue 94, 9 July 2025 - Climate news Issue 93, 25 June 2025 - Spotlight on rising likelihood of UK hot days

, to relatively wet conditions in the south. The climate is hot throughout the year but with seasonal rains, which can vary from year-to-year. The large differences in rainfall across the country mean there are a wide variety of livelihoods and agricultural production systems, which correspond

in the Great North Run were stranded after the event due to major disruption to the transport network, with the South Shields Metro station closed while water was cleared from the tracks. Weather data The hot, sunny weather was due to the jet stream shifting to the north, allowing high pressure

findings from UK Climate Projections (UKCP) indicate that on average, summers will become hotter. Met Office UKCP Local projections indicate that hot spells will become more frequent in our future climate, particularly over the south-east of the UK, with temperatures projected to rise in all seasons

Key points The weather has a crucial influence on the severity of fires. Hot, dry conditions mean that once a fire has started, whether by human or natural causes, it can burn more intensely and spread faster. Warmer temperatures cause more evaporation which dries the vegetation faster. Over recent

increase may not seem significant, the resulting increase in the severity of extreme heat events has widespread and significant impacts.   Such hotter, drier weather has increased the scale, intensity, and frequency of destructive wildfires in many regions worldwide. Wildfires significantly impact