UK one step from national emergency as 37C heatwave health alert today issued

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Britain on brink of national emergency in 31C heatwave as Met Office issues Amber alert

this weekend is set to be so scorching that the Met Office has issued an amber health alert for the south east and told people to look out for the vulnerable, elderly and babies.Britain is bracing for a blistering heatwave this weekendIt is triggered when high temperatures could have a "significant effect on health" if reached for two consecutive days and the intervening night.

It means there is a strong chance of heatwave conditions between midday on Thursday and 9am on Sunday. The Met Office warns that "increasingly hot conditions are likely across southeastern parts of England from Friday as warm air spreads north from France".The "extreme heat" warning was issued as today is set to be another sizzler with temperatures reaching 31C in the south east.Temperatures are creeping up with Friday set to be a scorcherThe mercury is set to climb even higher on Friday with temperatures hitting 37C and many areas seeing thermometers break the 30C mark.

 

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Fuck off, it's 30 degrees for a day FFS..

So dramatic

Bullshit usual from this rag

Oh bore off

Not in Scotland !!

How on earth can you call 31°a national emergency, this country just cannot cope with anything.

Aye there should be a heat wave due after the fuckin rain we've had this week

Bollocks

Got help those then thinking of this wipe spread of covid-19 thats over the top in everyday lifes. But god help those specially with over active thyroid trouble and asthma as its something that's will make you weaker and ill of which has nothing to do with this shit virus.

What a heat wave in the middle of summer, never

what window they looking thru be saying next we having a hurricane 😳😂👍

Only 31C? Not 37C? Did someone at the Sun mistake the '7' for a '1'?

Yeah right, last time they predicted a heatwave it pissed down all weekend!

National emergency 😂😂 fucking hell have a day off from talking sh*t all your life 😂😂

Not a national emergency only SE SOUTHERN UK.

The Sun lies like a Tory 🤷🏾‍♂️

‘National Emergency’ ? Get real ffs.

niki1000 It was 44 when I was in Turkey last year, 31...I laugh in the face of 31 😂

Not good for my hay fever

Oh, my God! We're all going to die!

Fr 37 degrees ? Seriously ? 🙄

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