at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. it s been a hot and sunny day across east anglia. temperatures in a number of sites exceeded 30 celsius, but further west, it wasn t nearly that hot. indeed, we had thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain. quite a few of these pulses of rain turned out to be quite heavy as well. now, looking at the weather picture overnight tonight, there s a little bit more rain to come. light and patchy stuff across north western areas generally, but some heavier, more persistent rain hanging around, loitering in northern scotland. that s a weather front that s going to start pushing back southwards. a fresher night for scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england. much of england and wales, though, warm once again 16 18 degrees for many. now, tomorrow s forecast, this weather front pushes southwards, taking the rain across scotland, eventually moving into north east england. will be a few showers elsewhere, but some dry, some sunny
a state of emergency has been declared in a part of california, where a massive wildfire, the state s worst so far this year, is spreading rapidly near yosemite national park. the direct cause of the blaze remains under investigation, but california is becoming ever more susceptible to wildfires due to climate change. much of the us is struggling amid a heatwave, with extreme heat warnings in effect in 28 us states. rianna croxford reports, from washington. explosive and extreme, engulfing thousands of acres of woodland. hundreds of firefighters struggle to tackle the blaze with help from above. thousands of people have fled the area. officials say ten homes have already been destroyed. this army veteran is spending his wedding anniversary waiting to see if he s one of those affected. a lot of memories, though. my family grew up there, my kids, and.| don t know. just sad. as smoke from the flames continue to billow, having built momentum over the past two days, officials in c