that was the last time it rained so that s nearly four weeks of dry weather. some of the warmest weather has been across in northern ireland, county tyrone. it s been very warm in castlederg for the last nine days, but five of these recent days have seen temperatures reach 2a celsius that s six above average. now, it s the west that had the highest temperatures again on tuesday, but england, stuck underneath this area of cloud, had much lower temperatures in many areas for example, in leek, in staffordshire, 18 celsius on monday, 12 celsius on tuesday. we also had some cloud dropping the temperatures in parts of west scotland as well. now, over the next few hours, we re seeing that cloud again thicken up across parts of england, wales, northern and eastern scotland. you might find a few spots of drizzle, although predominantly, it will be a dry start to the day on wednesday. the best of the early morning sunshine, like recent times, will be across these western areas of the count
rained so that s nearly four weeks of dry weather. some of the warmest weather has been across in northern ireland, county tyrone it s been very warm in castlederg for the last nine days, but five of these recent days have seen temperatures reach 2a celsius that s six above average. now, it s the west that had the highest temperatures again on tuesday, but england, stuck underneath this area of cloud, had much lower temperatures in many areas for example, in leek, in staffordshire, 18 celsius on monday, 12 celsius on tuesday. we also had some cloud dropping the temperatures in parts of west scotland as well. now, over the next few hours, we re seeing that cloud again thicken up across parts of england, wales, northern and eastern scotland. you might find a few spots of drizzle, although predominantly, it will be a dry start to the day on wednesday. the best of the early morning sunshine, like recent times, will be across these western areas of the country. could be a few mist p
hello there. you ve probably noticed the weather not really changing very much over recent times, and that s because high pressure s been firmly dominating. and with high pressure around, its not rained very much anywhere. but in warwickshire, in church lawford, you d have to go back to 11 may that was the last time it rained so that s nearly four weeks of dry weather. some of the warmest weather has been across in northern ireland, county tyrone it s been very warm in castlederg for the last nine days, but five of these recent days have seen temperatures reach 2a celsius that s six above average. now it s the west that had the highest temperatures again on tuesday, but england, stuck underneath this area of cloud, had much lower temperatures in many areas for example, in leek, in staffordshire, 18 celsius on monday, 12 celsius on tuesday. we also had some cloud dropping the temperatures in parts of west scotland as well. now over the next few hours, we re seeing that cloud a
hello there. you ve probably noticed the weather not really changing very much over recent times, and that s because high pressure s been firmly dominating. and with high pressure around, it s not rained very much anywhere. but in warwickshire and church lawford, you d have to go back to 11 may that was the last time it rained so that s nearly four weeks of dry weather. some of the warmest weather has been across in northern ireland, county tyrone it s been very warm in castlederg for the last nine days, but five of these recent days have seen temperatures reach 2a celsius that s six above average. now it s the west that had the highest temperatures again on tuesday, but england, stuck underneath this area of cloud, had much lower temperatures in many areas for example, in leek, in staffordshire, 18 celsius on monday, 12 celsius on tuesday. we also had some cloud dropping the temperatures in parts of west scotland as well. now over the next few hours, we re seeing that cloud
don t last for long. jessica parker, bbc news, in south western france. turning to the uk, england and parts of wales are preparing for record temperatures. the heat could hit 41 celsius on monday, which would be a record for the uk. the weather warning has been raised to its highest level, and health officials are urging people to take precautions. the heatwave is being treated as a national emergency and there are warnings of transport disruption. lots more on our website for you about this story. you can watch an explainer from our weather forecaster ben rich about what is driving the ferocious heat that continues to affect many parts of europe. do head to bbc.com/news or simply download the bbc news app. that is of course if you haven t done so already. let s take a look at some other stories elsewhere in the world. the japanese authorities say they re worried there could be