This weekend will be 5C to 10C hotter than normal June weather, forecasters predict.
An amber heat-health alert has come into force as some parts of the UK are forecast to hit 30C in the coming days.
He said with "very dry ground" there was a risk of localised flooding where torrential downpours occur. A less severe yellow alert, which advises people to check on vulnerable family and friends, is in place for the north of England and London. There was a "record number" of wildfires last year, he said, adding that Dorset and Wiltshire saw a "roughly 400% increase" compared to the year before, with 911 recorded.
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