line for as long as it takes. reporter: a desperate battle against time and temperatures that are set to rise further still. melissa bell, cnn, france. temperatures in britain hitting a new nighttime record and could easily break more records today. excessive heat is melting tarmacs and roads and even buckling train tracks. for the first time ever, the uk has issued a heat warning. nada bashir is live in london. nada, this extreme heat really pushing top government officials to meet. what are they hoping to achieve, what do they want to come out of these meetings? reporter: this is an urgent situation for the uk because of course figures like 40 degrees celsius or 104 degrees farenheit might be typical for other parts of the world, but this is unprecedented in the uk, well above average. and of course there were those emergency government meetings to
ranges some areas but the majority of the uk, we are locked in the warm air. all we re doing now is adding humidity so that will make things feel increasingly unpleasant. southern scotland likely to challenge the temperature record on tuesday. eastern england potentially the hottest day, even hotter than monday. that is when we are likely to see a1 or in excess of that. the rain tracks across the uk but it is not a given all areas will get a good dose of rain. as we look at the rainfall totals, just a light blue many parts of the map. some areas getting above but it is not wetting the ground, that rain. we will transition into fresh conditions.
are constantly monitored. the weather out there is terrible, absolutely terrible. as far as i am concerned, it is something that we have got to be careful of. a fire in a barn in essex, the tinder dry conditions and extreme temperatures means there s been an increase in fire service call outs. the conditions for firefighters a real challenge. unfortunately, i have my shirt and my trousers on underneath as well so it s incredibly hot, but we do is we make sure we can do everything we can to make sure our crews are supported, that we have plenty of bottled water on the incident ground, and it s just about sort hydrating and standing in the shade were possible. there will be considerable disruption in the coming days. some schools may close early on monday and tuesday, sports events like horse race meetings have been cancelled and road and rail travel affected. in some parts of the country, train tracks have been painted white
in the coming days. in some parts of the country, train tracks have been painted white to deflect the head. potentially were looking at track temperatures in excess of 50 degrees and that will cause potential rail buckling. beach goers and/or suggested a sheltered under umbrellas, others applying plenty of sunscreen. everyone concerned about what is to come. how are we going to seep? laughter with an element of dread really, it ll be so warm. it is nice to have nice weather, but it is a little bit too warm i guess. i m a bit concerned but i m determined i will be sitting outside but in determined i will be sitting outside but in a determined i will be sitting outside but in a very, sheltered spot. she but in a very, sheltered spot. she said. but in a very, sheltered spot. she said, she would put a bikini on. get straight she said, she would put a bikini on. get straight down she said, she would put a bikini on. get straight down there. get straight down there. in get stra
got to be careful of. a fire in a barn in essex, the tinder dry conditions and extreme temperatures means there s been an increase in fire service call outs. the conditions for firefighters a real challenge. unfortunately, i have my shirt and my trousers on underneath as well so it s incredibly hot, but we do is we make sure we can do everything we can to make sure our crews are supported, that we have plenty of bottled water on the incident ground, and it s just about sort hydrating and standing in the shade were possible. there will be considerable disruption in the coming days. some schools may close early on monday and tuesday, sports events like horse race meetings have been cancelled and road and rail travel affected. in some parts of the country, train tracks have been painted white to deflect the heat. potentially we re looking at track temperatures in excess of 50 degrees and that will cause potential rail buckling.