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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
Emily Beament

Red weather warning issued for extreme heat and humidity

People on Tynemouth Beach in the North East of England (Owen Humphreys/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday in the face of extreme heat and humidity.

The weather forecaster said this week’s heatwave will see temperatures exceed 37C in the shade and could even see them rise to 38C to 40C in some parts of England and Wales.

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