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Met Office issues rare extreme red heat warning update as 36C forecast Thursday

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 4m ago
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3h ago Severe drought affects France | EU Space Support Office | EU Space Policy eu-space.europa.eu/components/e... -5.5
3h ago Weather Service Updates Severe Weather Potential DES MOINES, Iowa---The National Weather Service Office in Des Moines has updated information about the potential for hazardous weather for the next… -3.0
4h ago i live in baltimore proper and i got the alert and said to myself "surely a tornado is not going to hit the inner harbor" and then i looked out my home office window and it was nearly pitch black o… -1.5
6h ago Is this not a crisis worthy of a Cobra meeting? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/10/uk-temperatures-heatwave-summer-met-office-warning #UKWeather #ClimateCrisis #UKPol #UKpolitics #Dr… -4.0
7h ago FOLLOWING heavy flooding in several parts of Cebu in recent weeks, the Office of the Ombudsman will investigate P60 billion worth of flood control projects carried out in the province over the last… -4.0
8h ago VIDEO: Aerial images show the dried-out banks of a pond in London, as the UK's Met Office says a new heatwave is set to hit southern and central England. According to provisional figures, last mont… -3.0
9h ago First day in the new office today, felt a bit like starting a new school getting the health & safety tour. And no better week than that of the country's fifth heatwave to test out its natural venti… -1.0
9h ago Heatwave facts for weather nerds courtesy of Eggsy Pony as he considers working as a weather pony for the Met Office ko-fi.com/post/Incomin... +2.0
12h ago UK weather maps show heatwave hitting 39C with 12 counties at 38C or more – list: Weather models suggest this week’s heatwave could reach a staggering 39C as Met Office forecasters consider issuing… -4.5
12h ago The Met Office has issued amber heat health alerts for London as the summer's fifth heatwave hits ×2 -2.0
12h ago "UK temperatures could hit 36C as fifth heatwave of summer looms Met Office considers amber or red warning as forecasters say Thursday is likely to be hottest day of the week" #ClimateActionNOW #M… -4.0
13h ago Weather Service Updates Severe Weather Potential DES MOINES, Iowa---The National Weather Service Office in Des Moines has updated information about the potential for hazardous weather this week. S… -3.5
13h ago And that yellow to amber may not be it for the week, as BBC adds "Met Office may consider extreme heat warnings for parts of UK" Unlike me, let's take it seriously people👍 2/2 -1.0
14h ago [UK] Met Office considers rare extreme heat warning amid 36C heat www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/2645025... #FossilFuels #Meat #Dairy #Collapse #Climate #UK -3.5
14h ago Met Office says red weather warnings possible, as 36C forecast and new heatwave approaches 🇬🇧 #UKHeatWave #UKRedWeatherWarning #UKDrought #GoVegan🫵 news.sky.com/story/met-of... -5.0
14h ago BBC News Met Office may consider extreme heat warnings for parts of UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw... -3.5
14h ago Rare red weather warnings could be issued by the Met Office this week, as highs of 36C are forecast with many areas set for a fifth summer heatwave. Do not vote for Farage and oil. Vote Binface. … -2.0
15h ago The Met Office shared simple advice on how to keep upstairs rooms cooler during the heatwave that could make a real difference ×6 +4.0
15h ago Sussex Live on Facebook Temperatures could reach 36C or higher this week, forecaster have said, with possible impacts to railway lines and power networks as the Met Office considers issuing rare … -3.5
16h ago The country will continue to swelter through more extremely hot and dry conditions that will potentially impact railway lines and power networks as the Met Office considers issuing rare amber or re… -4.5
16h ago UK temperatures could hit 36C as fifth heatwave of summer looms Met Office considers amber or red warning as forecasters say Thursday is likely to be hottest day of the week. www.theguardian.com/… -5.0
16h ago the MET office has a specific definition of a heatwave weather.metoffice.gov.uk/learn-about/... +1.5
16h ago wfh but all I did is dreaming jam a lot 💖 so obvious that we are thinking each other sgsvbssvs we are indeed very worried about our cities 💖 but thank goodness we are both safe & we dont have work … +3.0
17h ago https://internoticies.pongo.cat/news/news_20260810_080258_d0b37e0d1c https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/10/uk-temperatures-heatwave-summer-met-office-warning -3.0
17h ago Good grief. The met office needs to rethink their phrasing. Their statement on the heatwave says "this incredible summer" and "we’ve had such an exceptional summer". Accurate - but will be taken in… -4.0
17h ago UK temperatures could hit 36C as fifth heatwave of summer looms: Met Office considers amber or red warning as forecasters say Thursday is likely to be hottest day of the week Temperatures could re… -2.0
17h ago @andyburnham.bsky.social's second article in @theguardian.com since taking office as Prime Minister. The first was about decentralisation. This, the second, is about "everyday hassles". For god'… -5.5
17h ago Rare red weather warnings could be issued by the Met Office this week, as highs of 36C are forecast with many areas set for a fifth summer heatwave. Do not vote for Farage and oil. Vote Binface. … -2.5
18h ago UK temperatures could hit 36C as fifth heatwave of summer looms Met Office considers amber or red warning as forecasters say Thursday is likely to be hottest day of the weekTemperatures could reac… -2.0

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T2 Met Office issues rare extreme red heat warning update as 36C forecast Thursday weather_heat mirror.co.uk scorching, urgent, oppressive
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T3 Exact date 36C 'heat bomb' set to hit the UK as temperatures to soar weather_heat leicestermercury.co.uk scorching, alarming, imminent
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anticipation
T3 Exact date 36C 'heat bomb' set to hit the UK as temperatures to soar weather_heat derbytelegraph.co.uk sweltering, oppressive, alarming
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T3 Exact date 36C 'heat bomb' set to hit the UK as temperatures to soar weather_heat nottinghampost.com sweltering, alarming, looming
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surprise
T3 North-South extreme weather split forecasted as parts of UK brace for 36C heatwave weather_heat lbc.co.uk scorching, worrying, oppressive
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fear
T3 Met Office issues heatwave verdict as 2 UK areas to bake in 36C weather_heat express.co.uk scorching, oppressive, urgent
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T3 'Rise in deaths' heatwave warning as East Midlands set for new 36C blast weather_heat leicestermercury.co.uk deadly, sweltering, urgent
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fear
T3 The day Coventry will bake in 33C heat as fresh heatwave looms weather_heat coventrytelegraph.net oppressive, anxious, uncomfortable
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T3 'Rise in deaths' heatwave warning as East Midlands set for new 36C blast weather_heat derbytelegraph.co.uk alarmed, vulnerable, urgent
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T3 'Rise in deaths' heatwave warning as East Midlands set for new 36C blast weather_heat nottinghampost.com scorching, deadly, urgent
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T3 Temperatures rise to 30C in the UK, while Scotland is hit by half a month's rain in two days weather_heat thejournal.ie sweaty, drenched, uneasy
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T3 Met Office issues rare extreme red heat warning update as 36C forecast Thursday weather_heat aol.co.uk severe, oppressive, urgent
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