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Brits are set to melt on the hottest day of the year today (Thursday) with even warmer days to follow.<\/p>\n
Temperatures cranked up to 32C today as the country experienced the hottest day since June 25 and the hottest September day since 2016.<\/p>\n
Forecasters reckon it is almost certain the mercury will soar above the current 32.2C record for 2023 on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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And they also think there\u2019s a good chance that will be beaten again on Friday and a third time on Saturday with temperatures soaring as high as 33C in London.<\/p>\n
Sunday will mark five consecutive days of temperatures in the 30s, before the weather cools slightly on Monday.<\/p>\n
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The UK Health Security Agency has upgraded its heat health alert to amber in every region of England apart from the North East, which has a yellow warning.<\/p>\n
While September has seen such high temperatures before, it's unusual for the heat to persist for such an extended period. <\/p>\n
The Met Office predicts five to six days of temperatures exceeding 30C in some areas, the Mirror reports.<\/p>\n
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The heatwave is being driven by tropical storms pushing high pressure over the UK.<\/p>\n
Met Office chief meteorologist Neil Armstrong said the jet stream was \u201cwell to the north of the UK, allowing some very warm air to be drawn north\u201d.<\/p>\n
According to the Met Office, a heatwave is defined as three consecutive days of a particular region exceeding a given threshold, which varies around the UK.<\/p>\n
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For Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Cornwall, and northern England, the threshold is 25C; for Somerset, Hampshire, and the Welsh Borders, it's 26C; the south coast, East Anglia, and the East Midlands have a threshold of 27C; and for London and the home counties, the bar is set at 28C.<\/p>\n
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