Britain is set to see its hottest day on record on Tuesday in the country’s first national heat emergency. Monday night was expected to be the hottest night on record with highs in the mid-20s in places, while sunrise was expected to bring temperatures to 41 degrees in Yorkshire and 40 degrees in London. The Met Office said some models were even predicting a high of 43C – well above the previous record of 38.7C, set in 2019. Met Office meteorologist Luke Miall said: “I’ve been a chartered meteorologist for 10 years and telling people about 41C in the UK doesn’t seem real… It’s been quite an eye opener to climate change with all these temperatures in the United Kingdom.” Dozens of schools have closed for Tuesday, while others have canceled sports days, school trips and reservations and relaxed uniform codes. Health officials urged people to stay inside during the hottest part of the day, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., and wear sunscreen, a hat, stay in the shade, and hydrate with water.

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The headlines bear dire warnings of what is to come as the UK drifts

The UK’s sweltering heat is on the front pages of almost every newspaper as the Met Offices warn of worse to come in the coming days, as well as the Tories’ race for the Prime Ministership after the departure of Tom Tagendhat. “Earth sends out a warning,” says i of temperatures expected to be even hotter on Tuesday, with a forecast map of Britain showing 41C in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and 40C in London. The Independent reports that on the first day of Britain’s first red alert for extreme temperatures, a court has ruled that ministers have failed to outline exactly how their net zero strategy will meet emissions targets, adding that it has dealt a “severe blow” to government climate. change credentials. The Daily Telegraph, Metro and Daily Star all share the same image of a police officer handing water to one of Buckingham Palace’s iconic Irish guards during Monday’s heat wave. See more headlines here:

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“Earth sends out a warning” and “Britain is melting” are some of the headlines on Tuesday as the country enters its second day of extreme temperatures. Stuti Mishra 19 July 2022 06:15 1658205940

Ministers failed to outline exactly how their net zero strategy would meet emissions targets, a court ruled on Monday – dealing the government’s climate change credentials a serious blow on the day Britain fell under its first extreme red alert temperatures, writes Andrew Woodcock. Proposals to meet emissions targets were too vague for business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng to claim in parliament that the government was on track to meet its global warming pledges, the High Court said. Detailed analysis was omitted from the strategy, even though “it is clear from the evidence before the court that the information existed at the time”, Mr Justice Holgate concluded.

Record temperatures are expected as a red alert for extreme heat Stuti Mishra July 19, 2022 05:45 1658204980

Monday was the hottest day of the year for Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland recorded its hottest day of the year, with temperatures topping 30C in some areas. People have been advised to stay out of the sun, although there is no heat warning for the area. In the Republic of Ireland, a yellow weather warning is in place and red and orange weather warnings for extreme heat have been issued across Great Britain. The Met office recorded a temperature of 31.2C in Derrylin in Co Fermanagh at 3.55pm on Monday. The next highest temperatures recorded were 30.8C in Armagh and Aldergrove, Co Antrim, 30.4C in Thomastown, Co Fermanagh and 29.8C in Castlederg, Co Tyrone. The hottest temperature ever recorded in Northern Ireland was 31.3 C (88.3 F) at Castlederg in County Tyrone last July. As people flocked to beaches across Northern Ireland, public transport company Translink announced that train tickets to popular Helen’s Bay in Co Down were being suspended. Dr Brid Farrell, deputy director of public health at the Public Health Service (PHA), urged people to stay out of the sun during the hottest hours. “In fact, we are in a fortunate position that we are not going to reach the temperatures that are currently being experienced in England, Wales and southern Scotland.” Dr Farrell added: “We will face more extreme weather, both very hot and very cold over the next two decades.” “This is all due to climate change.” Stuti Mishra 19 July 2022 05:29 1658203813

Scotland could see record temperatures

Temperatures could reach record highs in Scotland on Tuesday as the country looks set to continue its heatwave. The Met Office has issued an orange weather warning – for extreme heat in eastern, southern and central Scotland – until midnight on Wednesday. Edinburgh is forecast to reach 31C, while Glasgow will see the mercury rise to 28C. But in Aboyne, thermometers could reach 32C and in Coldstream, in the Scottish Borders, the mercury could soar to 34C. Ahead of high temperatures, which weather experts believe could surpass the August 2003 record of 32.9C in Greycrook in the Scottish Borders, Holyrood minister Keith Brown urged people to “consider whether they need to travel and , if they do, make sure they are properly equipped and plan their trip in advance.” On Monday, the mercury rose to 31.3C in Aboyne in Aberdeenshire and Leuchars in Fife, the Met Office said. Meanwhile, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh recorded 30.8C and temperatures peaked at 29.9C in Aviemore. Stuti Mishra 19 July 2022 05:10 1658202430

Britons are bracing for the hottest day on record

Britons are set to melt on the UK’s hottest day on record as temperatures are expected to hit 40 degrees today amid growing travel chaos. It comes after the mercury peaked at 38.1C in Santon Downham, Suffolk on Monday, making it the hottest day of the year and the third warmest on record, after 38.7C in Cambridge in 2019 and 38, 5 degrees Celsius in Faversham, Kent in August. 2003. The mercury will soar to a possible high of 41C in isolated areas today, making the country hotter than Jamaica, the Maldives and Barbados – with rail users warned of delays, cancellations and changes to train routes. Met Office forecaster Rachel Ayers told the PA news agency that Britons were “in for a pretty unusual day” today as the temperature will be very hot throughout the day, before rising to 40C, possibly 41C. degrees Celsius in isolated spots across England during the afternoon. “This will be the hottest day on record and the first time we have seen temperatures of up to 40C.” Scotland and Wales could also see their hottest days on record. Heat warnings in various areas (PA Graphics) Stuti Mishra 19 July 2022 04:47 1658196000

Passengers keep away: Traffic and passenger numbers decrease in extreme heat

Network Rail said the number of passengers using major stations across Britain on Monday was around 20% down on a week ago as people were warned to avoid public transport in the extreme heat. Road traffic was also reduced, with navigation technology company TomTom saying congestion at 9am. was lower in most UK cities than at the same time last week. In London, congestion levels fell from 53% on July 11 to 42% on Monday. In Birmingham they fell from 46% to 43%, in Manchester they fell from 45% to 37% and in Glasgow from 17% to 12%. Transport for London said fewer people were using the Tube and buses, down 18% and 10% on last Monday respectively. Train speed restrictions imposed by Network Rail to reduce the chances of rails buckling due to the heat caused delays and cancellations. Many operators were running a much reduced timetable on Monday and will do so on Tuesday, including Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Great Northern and Thameslink. London’s Victoria station was relatively empty during the morning rush hour on Monday (AFP/Getty) Liam James 19 July 2022 03:00 1658192400

RAF suspends flights to Brig Norton as ‘runway has melted’

The RAF grounded flights in and out of its largest air base after the runway melted on a day of extremely hot weather. RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire was forced to divert traffic to other airfields due to safety concerns, a spokesman said. A source told Sky News the decision was made on Monday morning because the tarmac on the runway had melted in the heat. In a statement the RAF confirmed that the flights were diverted as they could not safely take off from Brize Norton. The Air Force said the diversions had not interfered with military operations. “During this period of extreme temperatures, flight safety remains the RAF’s top priority, so aircraft are using alternative airfields in line with a long-standing plan. This means there is no impact on RAF operations,” the statement said. The Brize Norton region of Britain is on red alert for extreme heat on Monday and Tuesday, with temperatures on Monday expected to top 35C.

RAF suspends flights to Brig Norton as ‘runway has melted’

Britain’s biggest air base forced to divert planes due to extreme weather Liam James19 July 2022 02:00 1658188800

Met Office forecaster blasts ‘doctoral’ weather map comparison.

“Left – old school weather forecast, happy and sunny. That’s right – new style weather forecast, Designed to look like fear and doom. It’s called summer.” That’s the caption of a post that has gone viral on social media, showing two maps of the UK – one supposedly during a previous heat wave and one apparently before the current record heatwave. However, the comparison has sparked outrage from the Met Office meteorologist who drew the current heat maps in use. Aidan McGivern told The…