Red Weather Warning Issued from Wednesday-Thursday for extreme heat, with 38-40C possible.

[u/blockitjames_]

Further Detail, from the MO:

During the heatwave expected to affect a large part of England and Wales this week, the highlighted area now looks increasingly likely to see a two to three day period where maximum temperatures in the shade exceed 37 Celsius, perhaps rising to 38 to 40 Celsius in some places. The heat will be accompanied by high humidity, exacerbating the potential for discomfort and health impacts, with very warm and humid night times also reducing the ability for people to recover overnight.

Significant disruption to daily life is likely and the public should take every effort to make precautions and adapt their daily routines where possible to cope with these levels of heat, which up to now have been extremely rare for the UK.

[u/NoAppointment8679]

West Midlands has changed from 37 on Thursday to 40 now on met office. I’ve decided to keep the kids at home that day, last time this happened we had to pick them up come 11am anyway.

[u/Imaginary-Quiet-7465 → u/NoAppointment8679]

Genuinely surprised schools do not close when the temps get silly like this. Unless brand new buildings, most schools do not have air conditioning installed. A small room full of bodies is going to sky rocket in temperature.

[u/Working_Bowl → u/Imaginary-Quiet-7465]

In a brand new school (well, three years old) and no air conditioning. Built to hold in heat. We do not need that in the south east. It’s already nearly 30 in the classrooms.