There’s a 95 per cent chance the hottest day record will be broken
The UK broke its night-time temperature record as 26C was recorded overnight as Brits brace for what is expected to be the hottest day on record Tuesday with temperatures expected to reach up to 42C.
The night-time temperature record was reached in Emley Moor, West Yorkshire, according to Sky News in what may have been a rather sleepless night for many if Twitter is anything to go by. Posting were posting all hours using the hashtag #cantsleep.
The Met Office confirmed Tuesday that temperatures did not fall below 25C in places, exceeding the previous highest daily minimum record of 23.9C. That was recorded in Brighton in August 1990.
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Night-time is classed as 9pm until 9am – so Met Office confirmation of any new record won’t come until later this morning. The previous record was 23.9C.
Me every 10 seconds #cantsleep pic.twitter.com/khGliPPQ2x
— iris 🦋 (@adorisx) July 19, 2022
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A high of 38.1C was reached in Suffolk on Monday, just short of the UK record of 38.7C set in 2019. Wales recorded its hottest day on record with 37.1C.
Sky’s weather producer Kirsty McCabe suggested there is a 95 per cent chance the UK’s temperature record will be exceeded Tuesday and a 80 per cent change temperatures will reach 40C, marking the first time Britain has ever reached the 40s.
Here's all the details for Tuesday's weather in the #4cast below 👇 #heatwave2022 #heatwave pic.twitter.com/TU9Frj3pIR
— Met Office (@metoffice) July 18, 2022
The Met Office has issued a red extreme heat warning covering much of central, northern, and south-east England.
The extreme warning, indicating a threat to life, is in place in an area stretching between London, Manchester and York. Peterborough, Caernarfon and Swindon are among the areas projected to reach 32C by 10:00am.
Network Rail issued a “do not travel” warning affecting services travelling through the “red zone” of the Met Office’s weather warning and at least four people are believed to have drowned after attempting to escape the heat in rivers and lakes.
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No Thameslink or Great Northern services are scheduled to run north from London all day and there will be no services from London King’s Cross or on the East Coast mainline.
There will also be only limited services from London Euston, London Marylebone and on the East Midlands Railway.
The East Midlands Railway is only running very limited services between Derby, Nottingham, Luton, Bedford and London, which will stop altogether during the hottest part of the day, from lunch time to 19:00.
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