THE MET Office has upgraded its extreme heat warning from amber to red for Bromsgrove, Rubery and Birmingham for Wednesday and Thursday.
According to the forecaster, temperatures could soar to 37°C on Wednesday and 39°C on Thursday.
The red warning is in place for 36 hours – from 9am on Wednesday to 9pm on Thursday.
The MET Office predicts significant disruption to daily life and has urged the public to take every effort to make precautions and adapt their daily routines where possible to cope with these levels of heat.
A red warning for any type of weather in the UK, let alone extreme heat, is extremely rare in the UK and it signals there could be a danger to life.
Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster Mark Sidaway, said: “Red warnings are reserved for the most severe events and we’re expecting severe and significant impacts from this heatwave, with health impacts likely for many, even beyond those who are normally more vulnerable to the heat.
“The last time the UK recorded temperatures this high was in July 2022, but on this occasion the heat is expected to be accompanied by high humidity.
“As well as very high daytime temperatures, there will be consecutive nights where temperatures do not drop below 20°C, which is called a Tropical Night.
“This will make it very hard for people to recover from the daytime heat, exacerbating the heat stress impacts.”
Last month, records for England’s highest average temperature for May were broken and June’s are expected to be smashed as well.
