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'Extraordinary' heat health alerts to come into force as record May heat possible
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- Getty By Simon King Lead weather presenter Published1 hour ago As temperatures continue to rise as we go into the bank holiday weekend, heat health alerts come into force today across parts of the United Kingdom.
- Many areas will enter into the official heatwave thresholds across the next few days, with temperatures widely in the high 20s and low 30s into next week.
- Bank holiday Monday could see the hottest May day on record as temperatures are forecast to approach 33C in south-east England.
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Getty By Simon King Lead weather presenter Published1 hour ago As temperatures continue to rise as we go into the bank holiday weekend, heat health alerts come into force today across parts of the United Kingdom.
Many areas will enter into the official heatwave thresholds across the next few days, with temperatures widely in the high 20s and low 30s into next week.
Bank holiday Monday could see the hottest May day on record as temperatures are forecast to approach 33C in south-east England.
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