good morning. welcome to cambridge where the sun is rising, the skies are blue and on the face of it a beautiful summer morning. but don t beautiful summer morning. but don t be fooled because over the course of the next few hours and over the next couple of days we could see temperatures in the uk the likes of which we have never, ever seen before. we are in cambridge this morning because three years ago, thatis morning because three years ago, that is when the current uk temperature record was set. back thenit temperature record was set. back then it was 38.7 degrees celsius. todayit then it was 38.7 degrees celsius. today it could get up to a0 celsius. we re not talking a bit higher, we are talking about smashing records potentially. maybe even ai. that is well over 100 fahrenheit. potentially. maybe even a1. that is well over 100 fahrenheit. 0n potentially. maybe even a1. that is well over 100 fahrenheit. on an individual basis that will cause all kinds of problems with the way we
director of meteorological operations joins us now from westminster. just seen pictures of the horrendous conditions in europe, are those pictures something we are likely to see in the coming years question mark that is the heat that will push in today and tomorrow and we have amber warnings in today and tomorrow and we have amberwarnings in in today and tomorrow and we have amber warnings in place for most of the uk, including pushing into scotland. ., ., ., scotland. and a red warning for extreme heat scotland. and a red warning for extreme heat until scotland. and a red warning for extreme heat until effectively i extreme heat until effectively midnight on wednesday for london, cambridgeshire, nottinghamshire, pushing into the vale of york, through manchester and 0xfordshire and into the midlands so we will see temperatures possibly breaking the uk temperature record of 38.7 and even reaching possibly 40 degrees. is there an expectation that further down the line things could
this morning. cambridge currently holds the record for the hottest ever temperature in the uk, 38.7 degrees. today the temperature could get young a0 degrees, possibly as high as a1 celsius. we had never seen anything like that before. this kind of temperature is rather lovely, the perfect time to go for a walk and get some fresh air. watch breakfast, of course. it is absolutely lovely here on the banks of the river cam, a gorgeous start to the week. the met office says the heat we are going to expect could be fatal, especially for people with underlying health conditions. let s talk about the risks and what we can do to help ourselves. thank you for coming out bright and early for that quite a good time to be out. it is cuite quite a good time to be out. it is
will be sympathy for farmers but more than sympathy, that things are produced, the goods, agriculture, crops are produced on farms like this are things we all rely on to be able to go and pick up from our local supermarket shelves stock back to you. it will be a challenge for farmers working in that heat. if they can get out and pick crops, you would not want to do that in these temperatures. a drone shot you can see live, the picture at the cambridge. some of the historic colleges. the ground is dry and yellow as the sun comes up this morning. 38.7 celsius three years ago, the current uk record. it could be smashed today, notjust by a little bit but over lio celsius today or tomorrow. you know you are in cambridge when you find one of these
cambridge. if you struggle to sleep last night, it was already too hot, the bad news is it will get much, much hotter in the hours and days ahead. we are in cambridge because this place currently holds the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in the uk, a couple of years ago. 38.7 degrees. but today it could get up to a0 degrees, maybe even ai degrees. tomorrow, even hotter. not necessarily in cambridge but somewhere in england. that is why the met office have issued this unprecedented red alert for extreme heat for the next couple of days. we are reflecting on that this morning, will get all the latest weather from carol who has been looking for the latest data and she will tell us where in the country is likely to be most affected. we will also have advice about how you can make things advice about how you can make things a bit more bearable over the next couple of days because we can share tips with one another about how to get through this on an individual basis. but of