Wales is set to be among the hottest places in the UK this week as we brace another heatwave. According to the Met Office, the heatwave this time round will be longer but with lower temperatures.
Temperatures over the coming days will remain lower than last month's scorching 40.3°C, but the warmth will continue over a "prolonged period", the weather service has said. People have been urged not to host barbecues in the tinder-dry conditions after 15 homes were evacuated following a garden fire that spread out of control in Essex.
In some parts of Wales, temperatures could reach up to 34°C, prompting fears of an extended drought. This comes after Welsh Water announced that parts of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, will face a hosepipe ban towards the end of the month after seeing the driest July since 2006.
