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The mercury surpassed 30C in many parts of the country. The Met Office said Aviemore hit 32.2C, adding that Scotland last exceeded 30C on June 13 2023, and that Saturday is only the seventh time since at least 1961 that the same high has been recorded in the country.
Parts of the UK are braced for a barrage of rain within hours. The latest weather maps from WX Charts show a deluge of rainfall arriving tomorrow morning (Monday, July 14) with downpours expected throughout the day.
This comes after a hosepipe ban came into effect on Friday in much of Yorkshire, parts of North Lincolnshire and Derbyshire, affecting more than five million people. The head of Yorkshire Water told BBC 5 Live the ban is expected to last until winter as "that is when reservoirs will have recharged".
The UK is currently in its third heatwave of 2025 with the heatwave expected to end in just a few days time as new weather maps show the UK is set for much milder temperatures
There are more than 200 local authority areas in the country where heatwave conditions have started today, as scorching temperatures return.
A third official heat wave is expected to descend this weekend, with record-breaking temperatures possible in Scotland.
Temperatures soared on Saturday, with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales all recording their warmest day of the year so far - but with many Brits struggling in the heat the question is when will it cool down?
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Daily Mail on MSNAmber heat health alerts and hosepipe bans across parts of England amid heatwaveAmber heat health alerts have been issued across parts of England, as hosepipe bans come into force in various locations amid the third heatwave of the summer. The UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA's) latest heat health warning comes as hot and dry weather scorches England,
Heather Taylor, aka "the plant doctor", from Hudsons Plant Centre in Duffield, Derbyshire, has shared her best tips to stop your plants wilting or drying up over the next few days. "Water, water, water," said Ms Taylor.
Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales could have their warmest days of the year so far on Saturday, as the third heatwave of the summer peaks. Although England will be hot, with highs of 34C possible in parts of the Midlands and South East,