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A heatwave is expected to push UK temperatures above 30C this weekend, with health alerts issued for parts of the Midlands and south-east England. The heatwave is attributed to a 'heat dome' developing across Europe.
Temperatures are forecast to rise as high as 30C in parts of the UK as a potential heatwave develops across the weekend.
Heat health alerts, have been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) across much of the Midlands and south-east England came into effect from 15:00 BST on Wednesday, and will remain in place until 20:00 on Monday.
The mercury will creep upwards in the coming days as a result of a "heat dome" which has developed across Europe.
By Tuesday, the south-east of England could meet the threshold for heatwave status - with maximum temperatures predicted to exceed 27C for three consecutive days.

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Temperatures will be rising over the next few days, particularly in eastern and south-east England and the Midlands
On Thursday temperatures are expected to rise to around 25-28C across the Midlands, East Anglia and south-east England, where there'll also be some sunshine.
Elsewhere it will stay fairly cloudy with some rain, easing to showers, with temperatures around 17 to 24C, closer to the average for mid-June.
There will be another bout of wet weather on Friday in Northern Ireland, Scotland, northern and western areas of England and Wales.
It will then turn drier and sunnier for all parts over the weekend with some light winds. Temperatures in these areas will rise a little over the coming days, they will remain at the modest level of 19 to 26C.
The heat across southern and eastern areas of England is expected to build further on Friday with temperatures of 27 to 31C expected.
While less hot on Saturday, by Sunday and Monday temperatures could return to the high twenties and up to 31 or even 32C.
By Monday there could be some big thunderstorms developing across England and Wales.
With the heat persisting into Tuesday across south-eastern areas, some locations may enter official heatwave conditions with temperatures above 27C or 28C for three consecutive days.
The heatwave threshold varies in each county, but it sits between 25C across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and parts of the south-west of England, and 28C in London.
Temperatures in parts of the UK are forecast to rise as high as 30C.
Heat health alerts have been issued for much of the Midlands and south-east England.
The heat health alerts will remain in place from 15:00 BST on Wednesday until 20:00 on Monday.
The heatwave is caused by a 'heat dome' that has developed across Europe.

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An intense heatwave is developing over Europe with parts of France expected to reach 40C on Sunday
British weather is being influenced by a large and potentially record breaking heatwave developing across western Europe caused by a static area of high pressure.
The high pressure can act like a lid causing warm air to get trapped underneath it. This leads to already warm or hot air becomes hotter and hotter, creating a so-called heat dome.
Temperatures across Spain, France, Germany and into eastern Europe will rise into the mid to high 30s in the coming days.
By Sunday, temperatures could exceed 40C in parts of France, including Paris. The June temperature record of 37.6C set in 1947 is likely to be exceeded easily.
Many other locations across France could also see new records being set with this national heatwave.
The area of high pressure will subtly shift position over the next few days and this will allow some of this hot air to come into the south-east of the UK.