On 8 July, the Met Office issued a heat-health alert in parts of England and Wales.

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On 12 July, the Met Office issued an amber extreme heat warning for 17 July, which was extended
from 17 to 19 July. It was stated that the high temperatures could extend into the following week,
where an extension of the warning would be considered. [3]
By 13 July, the water levels at the Thruscross Reservoir fell low enough to reveal the ruins of West
End, a village which was flooded when the reservoir was built in 1966. [4]

The weather warnings issued by the Met Office for 18 to 19 July.

On 15 July, the UKHSA increased the Heatwave Alert Level to 4, which means "illness and death
occurring among the fit and healthy - and not just in high-risk groups", triggering a national
emergency.[5] The Met Office issued its first ever red extreme heat warning after there were forecasts
of over 40 °C (104 °F) in some parts of England, and a national emergency was declared.[6] The
warning is in place for 18 to 19 July, with most of England being affected. [7]
The amber extreme heat warning was extended to cover Cornwall, west Wales and parts of
southern Scotland. Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen stated that there was a 50%
chance there will be temperatures over 40 °C and an 80% chance of a new record temperature. [8] A
number of schools announced they would either close or allow pupils to wear PE kit in place of
their school uniform on the hottest days.[9]
On 17 July, the first day of the amber warning, the highest temperature recorded was 33 °C (91 °F)
in Hawarden, Wales, the hottest day of the year so far in the country. The highest temperature in
England was 32 °C (90 °F) in Nantwich, and the highest in Scotland was 26.4 °C (79.5 °F)
in Auchincruive. Northern Ireland had its hottest day of the year so far too, at 27.7 °C (81.9 °F)
in Armagh.[10]
On 18 July, the first day of the red warning, temperatures reached 38.1 °C (100.6 °F) in Santon
Downham, Suffolk, making it the third hottest day in the country's history. Wales broke its record for
the highest recorded temperature, with 37.1 °C (98.8 °F) recorded in Hawarden.[11] The highest
temperature in Scotland was 31.3 °C (88.3 °F) in Aboyne, and the highest in Northern Ireland was
31.1 °C (88.0 °F) in Derrylin.[12] Cornwall reached 34.2 °C (93.6 °F) in Bude, breaking the record of
33.9 °C (93.0 °F) set in June 1976.[13]
Between 18 and 19 July, the United Kingdom experienced its highest recorded minimum night time
temperature, at 25.9 °C (78.6 °F) at Emley Moor, West Yorkshire. This is an increase of 2 °C from
the previous record, set in Brighton in August 1990.[14] Temperatures in many other parts of the
country did not fall below 25 °C (77 °F), giving the UK its warmest tropical night on record.[15]
On 19 July, a temperature of 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) was recorded at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, the hottest
temperature ever recorded in the country's history. [16] Before that day, the previous record of 38.7 °C
(101.7 °F) was recorded in Cambridge during the 2019 European heat waves.