of northern ireland and scotland well into the mid 20s on monday. further south we have extremely hot conditions, temperatures quite widely reaching the mid 30s. the very hottest parts of the country on monday may well push into the high 30s. and with that in mind, well, we could at least say that the uk temperature record is under threat, with the current record standing at 38.7 celsius. of course, we ll be monitoring computer model outputs over the next few days to see if there are any indications ofjust how close we re going to get to that figure.
it s lovely being warm and i love it. it s great being outside. i just get a bit sticky. i absolutely love it because i ve just been on holiday and i ve come back and it s exactly the same weather that it was there. it was here in the botanic garden in cambridge, where the hottest temperature ever recorded in the uk was taken. that was in 2019, 38.7 degrees. but the forecasters think that could be broken later this week. and the truth is that such temperatures are really not that unusual anymore. every year for the past ten years has seen temperatures above 32 degrees. scientists like professor emily at the university of cambridge say climate change in the uk is already literally costing lives. in 2020, more than 2,500 people died in heat related deaths in one of the severe heatwaves we saw that summer. so it really is something that is starting to impact us, not just in terms of the financial costs, but the human cost as well. it s especially worrying times forfarmers here in norfolk.
onto the critical temperature, 38.7 onjuly the onto the critical temperature, 38.7 on july the 25th, onto the critical temperature, 38.7 onjuly the 25th, will we topped that onjuly the 25th, will we topped that 38.7 onjuly the 25th, will we topped that 38.7 onjoy onjuly the 25th, will we topped that 38.7 on joy the 25th 2019. there is a chance that somewhere in the uk, probably the southeast or eastern england, could top that on monday and the current thinking is a 10% chance of hitting 40 degrees. how long will it go on? the heat across the uk looks like easing back, it will not plunge into cold or wet weather, it is not that kind of change but it looks like things will be more livable by many standards moving further into next week, from tuesday onwards, and i think the nights are proving problematic, they could be slower to clareburt monday is the really hot day and that perhaps easing off. joining me now is professor andrew elder the president of the royal college of phy
of the uk this week. some experts say we could be heading for the most prolonged heatwave for 50 years. the met office has issued a weather warning for extreme heat this weekend in england and wales. here s more from jon donnison. temperatures again 30 celsius and four has to get even. it was here in the botanic garden in cambridge where the hottest temperature ever recorded was taken. 38.7 degrees, but the forecasters think that could be broken later this week. the truth is, such temperatures are really not that unusual any more. every year for the past ten years has seen temperatures above 32 degrees. scientists at the university of cambridge say climate change in the uk is already
next monday is set to be the hottest and records could be broken. 0ur correspondentjon donnison has been finding out how people are coping. on another scorcher, what better way to try and cool off than a pint and a punt? temperatures in cambridge once again up around 30 degrees and forecast to go hotter still. it was here in the botanic garden in cambridge where the hottest temperature ever recorded in the uk was taken in 2019, 38.7 degrees, but the forecasters think that could be broken later this week, and the truth is that such temperatures are really not that unusual any more. every year for the past ten years we have seen temperatures above 32 degrees. scientists like professor emily shuckburgh at the university of cambridge say climate change in the uk is already literally costing lives.