London set for sweltering 34C heatwave and 'water shortage' this week

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London is set for a return to sweltering temperatures this week with the capital’s fourth heatwave of the summer.Parts of west London will see some of the hottest weather in the country on Tuesday, with Heathrow forecast to bask in 34C heat.

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00:00Hello there, good morning. It's set to be another hot one today, more sunshine around

00:05two, though the day might not start off as such this morning. We've had some thundery

00:09showers overnight and these will still move their way north-eastwards into parts of Northern

00:13Ireland, northern parts of England, so still a chance of showers here, mostly isolated

00:17but they could be heavy if not quite thundery. But in particular, in the afternoon, there

00:21are going to be a return of the blue skies and plenty of sunshine to go around. Once

00:26again, it is set to be a very hot day, this time not just across the south-east, across

00:31parts of central England too. Likely, we'll see temperatures moving into the mid-thirties

00:35but even across Scotland, northern parts of England, Northern Ireland, still widely in

00:39the mid to high-twenties. Not much wind around either, so it is going to feel quite intense

00:43in that sunshine, so take care if you are out and about. And then through into the evening,

00:48we'll see a repeat of conditions, another warm, muggy night to come, particularly across

00:53parts of the south. We'll also see some low cloud drag in across parts of Wales and some

00:58southern counties, so it could be quite a gloomy start, but it is going to feel quite

01:01warm and muggy still. And still, once again, a chance of some showers just trying to push

01:05in to parts of Scotland by the morning. Once again, fairly isolated but a chance we could

01:09hear some rumbles of thunder. And towns and cities across the south and south-east, once

01:14again, not really dropping much past 17 to 18 degrees and even across the north widely

01:19in the mid-teens. So it's going to be another warm start to the day. Any cloud across Wales,

01:25parts of the south, it may linger for a time before eventually the heat will allow that cloud

01:29to lift and break, allowing plenty of blue skies. The risk of showers is still on the cards.

01:34Northern parts of Scotland could see some heavy, if not thundery, showers. Northern Ireland,

01:38and even later into the afternoon, parts of the south-east too could see a risk of showers,

01:43which may turn heavy and thundery. Keep an eye on the forecast to find out exactly where the showers

01:48could be closer to the time. But otherwise, most of England and Wales are going to see another

01:52very hot day and plenty of sunshine. Now, temperatures slightly lower, but nevertheless,

01:57it is still going to be feeling hot. Starting to push into the low thirties across central parts

02:01of England, eastern and north-eastern parts of England too. Many areas are going to see those

02:05warm temperatures. But as the week goes on, we'll see a slight dip in the temperatures, but it is still

02:11going to be remaining fairly warm. And it's still due to low pressure out to the west,

02:15eventually drifting its way north-eastwards towards the UK. But high pressure, mostly dominating.

02:20So still lots of dry, settled conditions. Still with that warm, humid air, there's a chance of some

02:26heavy showers at times. But mostly warm, settled as the week goes on. But if you want more details,

02:32you can catch Alex Burkhill with more details on the week ahead weather on YouTube.

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