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Met Office Map Turns Deep Orange as UK Forecast to See Heatwave Conditions
Forecasters say the heat could break the UK’s May record as health agencies warn of greater risks for vulnerable people.
- On Friday, the UK Health Security Agency issued amber and yellow heat warnings across England as forecasters predict temperatures will reach 33C during the Bank Holiday weekend.
- A strong area of high pressure is parked over the UK, causing sinking air to warm significantly as it descends through the atmosphere in a process known as adiabatic compression.
- Meteorologists indicate a 40% chance southern England could reach 33C on Sunday, potentially breaking the current May record of 32.8C set in Camden Square, London, in 1922.
- Officials warn of a "greater risk to life" for vulnerable people aged over 65, while the UKHSA anticipates significant increased demand on health and social care services.
- This marks the first time the UKHSA has issued heat warnings before June, as experts note that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions make such May temperature records three times more likely.
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