doctor of the UK braces for another day of blistering temperatures ahead of three days of yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms.
An orange weather warning for extreme heat will be in place until 11:59 p.m. Sunday for large parts of the south, east, west, inland and north of England as temperatures are expected to rise to 32C.
The With Office has issued the warning that people could experience “adverse health effects” such as sunburn or heat exhaustion, and transportation delays during hot weather.
Meanwhile, Scotland and Northern Ireland have a yellow warning of thunderstorms from 9am to 11:59pm Monday as the north sees a series of heavy rains over the next two days.
The forecaster has warned of flash flooding and power cuts if showers hit the two regions.
The warning then spreads to England and Wales on Monday and Tuesday, with only the south-west and south-east of England facing a third day of yellow warnings on Wednesday until 11:59pm, while rain subsides elsewhere.
The warm weather has already caused several bushfires to break out across England, with the latest in North York Moors National Park.
The North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called to the blaze at Sutton Bank shortly after 6pm on Saturday night and firefighters worked through the night to dampen the grass to prevent further spread.
Met Office forecasters have warned there is a “significant risk” of further bushfires on Sunday as the ground is “extremely dry for an extended period of time”.
The National Drought Group (NDG), which consists of representatives of the Governmentwater utilities, the Environment Agency (EA), and others.
Three water companies – Welsh Water, Southern Waterand South East Water – have all imposed bans on garden hoses, while Yorkshire Water has announced a ban will come into effect on 26 August and Thames Water is planning one in the coming weeks.
Saturday residents in Surrey were without water after problems hit the Netley Mill Water Treatment Works.
Water supplier Thames Water apologized and distributed bottled water to residents of Guilford, Surrey Hills, Dorking and Horsham while technicians worked to restore the supply.
By Sunday morning, the problem was fixed and residents were told that the water was “gradually returning to the area”.
A statement from Thames Water said: “Problems at Netley Mill Water Treatment Works have been resolved and supply is gradually returning to the area. We are identifying and unclogging air bubbles in the system to allow taps to flow normally.
“When supplies return, you may notice sputtering, cloudiness or low pressure, but this will improve.”
Surrey County Council councilor Liz Townsend criticized Thames Water for supply problems during one of the hottest weekends of the year.
She told BBC Breakfast: “This is happening more and more now with warm weather.
“We also had this problem here last year.
“And to be fair, the service is not fit for purpose right now and residents are rightfully getting really annoyed at what they have to put up with.”
She added that Thames Water “didn’t meet the needs of the vulnerable in and around Cranleigh and Ewhurst this time around” after receiving reports from older people saying they hadn’t been given water.