At least ten schools have closed across Nottinghamshire and around the Derbyshire border in Long Eaton as the county faces rising temperatures amid a red weather warning for extreme heat. Met Office has issued the alert - the most serious level possible for heat - on Monday (July 18) and Tuesday (July 19) in much of central England including Nottingham.
Met Office says this is the first time there has been a forecast of 40 degrees Celsius in the UK. The current record high temperature in the UK is 38.7C, reached at Cambridge Botanic Garden on July 25 2019. In Nottingham, temperatures are expected to rise to 37 degrees on Monday and 39 degrees on Tuesday.
Met Office says the severity of the weather can lead to serious illness or danger to life. There are expected to be delays on roads, road closures, and cancellations to rail and air travel.
