The UK has provisionally recorded its hottest day of the year so far, with parts of the UK sweltering in heatwave conditions.
Temperatures reached 32.6C in Wisley in Surrey, the Met Office said. Amber heat-health alerts are in place for much of England, with only the north-east under a yellow alert.
Heatwave conditions were already met in areas of West Yorkshire, Cornwall, Devon and Wales on Tuesday, according to the Met Office, but the temperature did not surpass June’s highest temperature of 32.2C (90F).
Health warnings have been put out across the UK, and the NHS is expected to come under extra pressure as a result of the heat.
The Met Office meteorologist Amy Bokota said 13 weather stations had officially recorded a heatwave by Wednesday morning – registering at least three consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures meeting the heatwave threshold – and she expected “a few extra” would be added to that list over the coming days.
The heatwave threshold varies between 25C and 28C across the UK.
It is set to reach 27C in Northern Ireland and Scotland, the Met Office said.
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Temperatures are expected to begin to fall at the weekend, with a chance of thunderstorms in the north and west of the country, it said.
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