Hottest June day on record in UK as temperatures soar
The record for the hottest ever June day in the UK has been provisionally broken, with temperatures soaring to 36.1C in Gosport, Hampshire. It surpasses
The record for the hottest ever June day in the UK has been provisionally broken, with temperatures soaring to 36.1C in Gosport, Hampshire. It surpasses the previous record of 35.6C set in 1976 - here are today's provisional max temperatures in each nation.
A red warning for extreme heat in parts of England and Wales has been extended, while a new amber heat warning is issued for Saturday in southern and eastern England.
France has recorded its hottest day since records began in 1947, its national weather agency said, breaking a record set on Tuesday as an early summer heatwave grips western Europe.
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