Japan sweltered in a new record temperature of 41.2C on Wednesday, with the mercury also hitting 40C in the ancient capital of Kyoto for the first time since observations began. In tourist hotspot ...

Following a series on intense heat spells, the Met Office have warned that UK heatwaves are about to get longer and hotter in ...

On 19 July 2022, the UK experienced its first recorded temperature above 40C, when Coningsby in Lincolnshire reached 40.3C.

James Madden from Exacta Weather says there will be widespread temperatures of mid to late 30c and it could near 40c in the ...

The summer of 2022 saw the UK plunged into sweltering 40C temperatures and the Met Office has warned it could happen again ...

Exhaustion occurs between 40C and 41C, as our organs begin to lose the ability to function. The next stage – when the body's temperature rises above 41C – is heatstroke.

The chances of hitting 40C are more likely in the South East of England, with temperatures above 35C becoming an almost annual occurrence by the end of the century.