UK heatwave to serve hottest start to Wimbledon
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A UK heatwave will serve the hottest ever start to Wimbledon, with temperatures due to hit 35 degrees Celsius.
Monday will see highs of 34 degress Celsius in central and eastern England, forecasters say.
Since 1960, UK temperatures in June have surpassed 34 degress Celsius in only three years, with the hottest being 35.6 degress Celsius, recorded on June 28, 1976.
Parts of south-east England could then hit 35 degress Celsius on Tuesday, forecaster Matthew Lenhert said, which would be hotter than Barbados.
Tennis grand slam Wimbledon is set for its hottest opening day on record on Monday and could even see the highest temperature ever recorded during the London tournament.
The hottest ever Wimbledon day was on July 1 2015, when temperatures reached 35.7 degress Celsius.
The warmest opening day on record was on June 25, 2001, when temperatures hit 29.3 degress Celsius.
The hottest day of 2025 so far in the United Kingdom was recorded on June 21 in the southern English county of Surrey, when temperatures hit 33.2 degress Celsius.
It comes as a second amber heat health alert in two weeks came into force on Friday.
The alert, which covers London, the East Midlands, South East, South West and East of England, will last until Tuesday evening.
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