Although the heatwave which made the country swelter over the weekend has ended with slightly cooler conditions today, forecasters are warning that next month could see two weeks of 40C temperatures. The Mirror is reporting that the Weather company is saying that more could be on the way in July.
Officials from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office put a heat-health warning in place over the weekend due to the sustained period of high temperatures. When there is a heatwave services such as the NHS are put under pressure because people with underlying health conditions are more likely to have a problem.
Now it looks like July could see similar with predictions there could be 14 days of melting heat. And the Met Office said that the underlying trends caused by global warming could mean new records being set this summer - beating the UK top temp of 40.3C (105F) experienced in Lincolnshire last year.
