Met Office issue weather warning for extreme heat

The Met Office has issued a rare extreme heat weather warning for later this week with some exceptionally high temperatures possible during Sunday which could lead to widespread impacts on people and infrastructure.

The Met Office said: “Temperatures will build again later this week and over the coming weekend, likely peaking on Sunday and Monday. Some exceptionally high temperatures are possible and cumulative effects of warm nights and hot days are expected to bring widespread impacts to people and infrastructure. This period of hot weather is expected to continue into the early part of next week, hence an update extending this warning into Monday is likely.”