Breakfast brief - Beginning of the fourth heatwave

Breakfast brief
Beginning of the fourth heatwave

Weather map showing scattered rainfall in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Mix of clouds and sun elsewhere with highs in the upper-20s in south-east England.

Still showers in the north, clearer and warmer in the south.

Temperatures climb again today amid the fourth heatwave of the year for the UK.

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The warmest conditions will be felt in the south-east of England, with rainfall and more overcast skies remaining in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Winds today are widely calm, except for central Scotland.

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Breakfast brief - Beginning of the fourth heatwave