The Met Office has issued amber weather alerts for intense heat on Monday in 71 regions nationwide, warning of potential power outages due to the scorching conditions.
The forecasters cautioned that the high temperatures could lead to failures in heat-sensitive systems and equipment, resulting in power cuts and disruptions to services for homes and businesses.
The weather warnings will be in effect from 1 am on Monday, June 22, until 11.59 pm on Tuesday, June 23. The Met Office highlighted the expected hot spell on Monday and Tuesday, which could have widespread impacts on people and infrastructure.
Meteorologists have revised their temperature forecasts, anticipating highs of 35C on Tuesday and Wednesday, with growing confidence that the UK’s June temperature record of 35.6C set in Southampton in 1976 could be exceeded. Reports indicate that temperatures reached 31.2C in Writtle, Essex, on Friday.
In the event of a power outage, the Met Office offers guidance for the following locations:
– Derby
– Derbyshire
– Leicester
– Leicestershire
– Lincolnshire
– Northamptonshire
– Nottingham Nottinghamshire
– Rutland
– Bedford
– Cambridgeshire
– Central Bedfordshire
– Essex
– Hertfordshire
– Luton
– Norfolk
– Peterborough
– Southend-on-Sea
– Suffolk
– Thurrock
Additionally:
– Bracknell Forest
– Brighton and Hove
– Buckinghamshire
– East Sussex
– Greater London
– Hampshire
– Isle of Wight
– Kent Medway
– Milton Keynes
– Oxfordshire
– Portsmouth
– Reading
– Slough
– Southampton
– Surrey
– West Berkshire West Sussex
– Windsor and Maidenhead
– Wokingham
– Bath and North East Somerset
– Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole
– Bristol
– Devon
– Dorset
– Gloucestershire
– North Somerset
– Somerset
– South Gloucestershire
– Swindon
– Wiltshire
And:
– Blaenau Gwent
– Bridgend
– Caerphilly
– Cardiff
– Merthyr Tydfil
– Monmouthshire
– Neath Port Talbot
– Newport Powys
– Rhondda Cynon Taf
– Torfaen
– Vale of Glamorgan
– Herefordshire
– Shropshire
– Staffordshire
– Stoke-on-Trent
– Telford and Wrekin
– Warwickshire
– West Midlands Conurbation
– Worcestershire
Please note that the information provided is subject to changes based on the evolving weather conditions.
