00:00Hi there. Following a hot day, it's going to be a very warm night, an impressive night
00:06in places, temperatures close to, if not breaking, June records for minimum temperatures.
00:12And despite the clear skies, despite the light winds, those temperatures will remain elevated
00:17through the night because of the high humidities that we are experiencing, especially in the south.
00:22For the north and northwest of Scotland, for Northern Ireland, we've got thicker cloud here,
00:25some showery rain at times. Otherwise, it's dry with clear spells for many places.
00:30But look at these temperatures. Mid to high teens in the north. We're talking about low 20s further south
00:35and for parts of the Midlands into Wales, for example. So a very uncomfortable night for sleeping.
00:41Houses are really going to struggle to cool down through the next few days and nights because of
00:47the high daytime temperatures, the high overnight temperatures, the high humidities. All those
00:51factors combined make this hot spell dangerous because it's just going to go on and on each
00:57day through the rest of the week. And there's going to be very little relief by day or by night.
01:02The widespread nature of it as well, temperatures rapidly rising through the morning on Wednesday
01:07into the afternoon, peaking into the high 30s in a few spots. So we're talking about afternoon highs
01:13of 37, 38 Celsius. More widely, 34, 35 degrees across many parts of England into Wales, mid to
01:22high 20s further north into northern England, southern Scotland, Northern Ireland. Cooler and
01:26fresher for the northwest of Scotland where there'll be some cloud and some showers. Always the chance
01:30that the heat and humidity elsewhere could spark a thunderstorm, but they'd be very isolated where
01:35they happen. For the vast majority, it's going to be a dry end to Wednesday, but a very, very warm
01:39one again on Wednesday night. Possibly even warmer because of the high daytime temperatures that
01:43precede the overnight period. Still some cloud and some more persistent rain heading into the
01:48northwest of Scotland. One or two showers for Northern Ireland. Otherwise, it's dry. Some patchy
01:52cloud pushing in from the North Sea to affect eastern England. The wind's coming in a bit more from
01:57the east at this stage. Highest overnight temperatures likely towards Wales and the southwest of
02:02England again. We're talking about 22, possibly 23 Celsius as the overnight minima temperatures.
02:07Wednesday night into the start of Thursday. And then Thursday, those temperatures get off to a
02:11head start. They're going to rise quickly through the morning, especially through the heart of
02:15England into the Midlands, central southern England, southwest, as well as parts of Wales.
02:20Because of the easterly airflow, it isn't going to be quite as hot along that North Sea coast. So for
02:24eastern counties of England, not as hot as it will be further west. Nevertheless, it is going to be
02:30another very hot day for many places. We're talking about widely into the 30s across England and Wales,
02:34southern Scotland as well. But temperatures peaking for some of these central and western parts into the
02:41high 30s once again. 37, 38, possibly 39 Celsius. Extreme daytime temperatures. But the most concerning
02:49factor to consider over the next few days is the duration of this hot and humid spell. The fact that
02:55overnight temperatures are going to be remaining high and there'll be very little respite from the humidity,
03:01which is going to be much higher than previous hot spells of a similar nature. And that's why these
03:06amber and red warnings are in force for Wednesday and Thursday. Red warning there indicates population
03:13wide health impacts as well as the risk of disruption to transport and to power. So make sure you stay
03:19safe
03:19over the next days. Make sure you stay as cool as possible. Stay hydrated. Look out for yourselves and for
03:25others.
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