A heat health alert has been issued for large parts of the UK as the country could see record June temperatures this week.
The Met Office and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said a level two alert has been issued for a large part of southern and central England, with a lower level one alert in place for northern England.
The alert scale is designed to help healthcare workers manage through periods of extreme temperatures.
Forecasters have said some parts of England may experience a heatwave later this week, with hot air over Spain, Portugal and France drifting further north over the next few days.
Sky News weather producer Joanna Robinson said: “It will turn very warm for most, hot in parts of central and southern England from Wednesday, with temperatures likely to peak on Friday.
“A high of 34C (93F) is possible somewhere in southeast England – the last time we reached that value was back in August 2020.
“There’s a small chance we could reach or exceed the June UK record of 35.6C (96F), which was recorded at Southampton’s Mayflower Park back in 1976.”
