Heat alert issued for East of England
PA MediaA yellow heat health alert has been issued for the East of England ahead of the bank holiday weekend.
Temperatures were expected to rise over the coming days, peaking between 30 and 32C (86 and 90F) on Monday, according to the Met Office.
The alert, issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), is in place until 17:00 BST on 27 May.
It said vulnerable people were at greater risk from the soaring temperatures and warned there might be a minor impact across health and social services due to increased demand.
Fred Best from Norwich-based forecasters Weatherquest told BBC Radio Norfolk: "Temperatures will increase through Sunday and Monday.
"It will be an exceptionally hot weekend and, compared with average temperatures for the time of year, which for late May are 18C (64F), we're well above average for what we'd expect to see this time of year."
He said the last time temperatures in England exceeded 30C in May was in 2005.
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