Hottest June day on record as temperatures soar to 36.1C in Hampshire - live updates

Summary

The record for the hottest ever June day in the UK has been provisionally broken, with temperatures soaring to 36.1C in Gosport, Hampshire
50-year record falls: It surpasses the previous record of 35.6C set in 1976 - here are today's provisional max temperatures in each nation
Warnings: A red warning for extreme heat in parts of England and Wales has been extended, while a new amber heat warning is issued for Saturday in southern and eastern England - here's a closer look
Disruption: Commuters travelling by rail and road are being hit by delays and cancellations - our reporter describes the scene at London Euston
Top tips: How to sleep in the heat. How to travel in the hot weather. How to stay safe swimming outdoors

Live Reporting

Edited by Matt Spivey and Imogen James, with reporting by BBC Weather

Umbrella, fans and trees - Europe seeks cool during heatwavepublished at 21:40 BST
It's not just the UK that is suffering from a heatwave - many other parts of Europe are also sweltering.
The temperatures continue to cause deaths and disruption, particularly in France, Spain and Italy.
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Tourists with umbrellas and fans in Venice, with a red heat alert in place in the city
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In Paris, a child reaches for cold water to cool down in temperatures which were over 39C
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People in Barcelona seek shade under the trees to cool off during an intense heatwave
UK sees temperatures hotter than The Bahamaspublished at 21:31 BST
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In Barcelona, beachgoers make the most of the sun - but temperatures are lower today than in parts of the UK
The UK has seen its hottest June day on record, with 36.1C recorded in Gosport in Hampshire.
The place may be a far cry from the sandy shores of The Bahamas, but its highs make it hotter than the Caribbean country of The Bahamas, which reached 31C on Wednesday.
Here's where else the Hampshire town - known for its shingle and pebble beaches - is hotter than:
- New York - 29C
- Barbados - 30C
- Madagascar - 30C
- Barcelona - 30C
- Costa Rica - 31C
- Jamaica - 33C
Temperature in other parts of Europe, however, are sweltering as a heatwave grips the continent. In Bordeaux, France, and Bilbao in Spain, temperatures hit 42C.

Passengers evacuated from hovercraft after engines seen smokingpublished at 21:24 BST
Galya Dimitrova
BBC South of England
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Thirty-one passengers have been evacuated from a hovercraft in the south of England after its engines were seen smoking.
Hovertravel's Island Flyer was preparing to depart from Southsea, Portsmouth to Ryde on the Isle of Wight when a fire warning was activated, the company says.
Fire crews attended the scene and the pilot used the onboard fire extinguisher.
The company says its services are currently cancelled and will next give an update at 06:00 on Thursday.
- Read more on this story here
How to sleep better in hot weatherpublished at 21:15 BST
In warm weather, it can be harder to sleep as bedrooms become stuffy and hot.
As bedtime approaches, here are some tips and tricks to help you have a peaceful rest:

'This is an emergency' - MP urges police to aid drivers stuck on M25published at 21:04 BST
An MP has taken to social media to ask emergency services to help drivers that have been stuck on the M25 for hours.
Folkestone and Hythe MP Tony Vaughan addressed National Highways and Surrey Police in a post on X, writing: "Please sort this out urgently.
"People need water and some may need evacuation. You have protocols for this situation - please implement them - this is an emergency!"
He says one constituent had been stuck on the motorway near Oxted with her children for eight hours and that her car was 40C.
"She is running out of water. The person from the car in front has been airlifted to hospital with dehydration. Police seem to be saying it's not their job to give out water," Vaughan adds.
Earlier, we reported that the ambulance service is trying to reach people stuck on the M25 after a crash led to road closures.
Driver 'very wobbly' after being stuck on M25 in sweltering heatpublished at 20:44 BST
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Surrey Police say two vehicles were involved in a crash on the M25 earlier on Wednesday
The ambulance service is trying to reach people stuck in traffic for hours on the M25 after a crash led to lane closures in the soaring heat.
Driver Kerry Matthews says she was stuck for five hours and had to turn her air-conditioning off to save petrol - she was left feeling "very wobbly" by the time she made it to the petrol station, BBC South East reports.
In a Facebook post, another woman says her parents have been stuck "for over 4.5 hours" without information or supplies.
She says there are "elderly people, babies, animals, [and] people with health conditions" stuck on the tarmac on "the hottest June day for 50 years".
She adds: "Can the police not co-ordinate some water and assistance? The exits are taking hours".
Another posted that her parents in their 70s had seen ambulances trying to get through and people "lying on the ground unwell".

Critical incident declared at Portsmouth hospital over cooling system failurepublished at 20:25 BST
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Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth has declared a critical incident after a cooling system supporting "critical infrastructure" failed during the heatwave.
Mark Orchard, deputy chief executive and chief financial officer of Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, says: “The unprecedented pressures created by the current heatwave, combined with the failure of a number of our chiller units, have led to significant disruption across several of our services."
He says services impacted include "digital systems and critical clinical services, including theatres, cardiac catheter laboratories, and diagnostic scanning facilities".
Some planned procedures and appointments have been "stood down", a statement from the hospital says - those impacted have been contacted already.
Patients are warned the hospital is "very hot" so to limit the number of people accompanying them to appointments.
Another month, another record temperaturepublished at 20:11 BST
Today's temperature has surpassed the previous June record set in 1976 of 35.6C.
It comes weeks after May saw its hottest day on record, when temperatures reached 35.1C.
BBC Weather presenter Simon King explains why this is significant and warns it will likely get hotter in the coming days.
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UK hits hottest June day on record

Not much demand for coffee in London's cafespublished at 19:54 BST
Lola Schroer
BBC News, reporting from Richmond
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James O'Mara-Roberts says customers have been broadly polite in sweltering conditions
James O'Mara-Roberts, who works at the boat cafe Peggy Jean in Richmond, London, says today has been long one.
"It's the hottest day I've ever worked," he tells us.
Customers "are a bit more stressed" than usual but have generally remained patient, though their choice of drinks have changed.
He adds: “Customers have been wanting cold drinks, a few spritzes and a lot of cocktails. Coffees have been scarce."
Forecasters not exaggerating heat in 'dark red’ mapspublished at 19:46 BST
By Marco Silva
Social media posts claiming weather maps are making UK heat look worse than it is are misleading.
Deep red colours are commonly used by weather forecasters to show high temperatures, but some posts previously seen by BBC Verify have wrongly suggested they are meant to exaggerate weather and scare people.
Forecasters say the colours simply reflect how hot it actually is, including both the Met Office and BBC Weather who have updated their graphics in recent years.
Temperature maps use a standard colour scale: cooler conditions appear in blues, while higher temperatures are shown in progressively darker reds.
These changes were made to ensure consistency and improve accessibility - for example, by making it easier for people who have trouble distinguishing colours to read a weather map.
The Met Office says the UK’s June temperature record, 35.6C, set in Southampton in 1976 and Camden Square in 1957, is likely to be broken this week.
When maps appear more intense it is because the temperatures themselves are unusually high. The colours used are not exaggerating the heat, they are accurately representing it.
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No, weather maps did not change to 'scare' people

Weather warnings in place into the weekendpublished at 19:45 BST
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Met Office alerts for extreme heat are in effect from now until 23:59 on Thursday
Wednesday
Amber and red alerts for extreme heat came into effect at 09:00 this morning, covering much of England and Wales.
Thursday
The same alerts will come to an end at 23:59 BST. A yellow alert for thunderstorms has also been issued for the south-west of England, lasting from 18:00 to 23:59.
Friday
A separate amber alert for extreme heat, lasting from midnight on Friday until 23:59 covers south-east England, eastern England and parts of the Midlands.
Saturday
An amber alert for extreme heat will be in place from midnight on Saturday until 21:00. It covers a smaller part of England, including London, the south-east, and east of England.
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Saturday's amber alert for extreme heat is in effect until 21:00
'We're not winning' the climate battle, John Kerry tells BBCpublished at 19:37 BST
Is the world losing the climate battle?
Former US Secretary of State and US Climate Envoy John Kerry says "no" - but tells BBC News: "But we're not yet winning."
The former presidential candidate says the world is experiencing incredible heatwaves and droughts around the world, and that every decade for the last four has been hotter than the last.
Speaking in the BBC's London's newsroom, he says: "You would think at some point people who are supposed to be reasonable, and leaders, would stop and say 'OK, enough, we've got to respond to this'."
On the US specifically, Kerry, a Democrat, criticises Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump, who he calls "dangerous and reckless" on their approach to the climate.
Other countries are turning to new technologies to slow down climate change, in areas like fuel and electric vehicles.
"Really amazing things are happening," Kerry adds.

A royally hot daypublished at 19:27 BST
Even King Charles III was feeling the heat today as he attended a London Climate Week reception at St James's Palace.
Master of the Household to the Sovereign, Vice Admiral Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt, was close by and armed with a battery-powered fan to assist.
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Paris burns as temperatures in French capital top 40Cpublished at 19:17 BST
Hugh Schofield
Paris correspondent
For the second day in a row France has recorded its hottest day since measurements began after World War Two.
The average temperature over Wednesday based on readings at 30 weather stations around the country was 30C. Tuesday had already set a record with 29.9 degrees.
The temperature in Paris and many other areas broke 40C on Wednesday.
On Thursday, 72 departments or counties will be in the maximum red alert zone. This is the largest area to be in the red zone since the system was developed. Only the southeast of the country is relatively spared.
Two departments – Haute-Garonne in the south and Deux-Sèvres in the west – are also on maximum alert for forest fires.
The heatwave is slowly shifting to the east but no immediate relief is expected, with temperatures above 40 forecast for the weekend.

Ambulances trying to reach people stuck in traffic for hours on M25published at 19:13 BST
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Several people stranded in traffic on the M25 after a crash earlier are being treated for heat-related illnesses, South East Coast Ambulance Service says.
Lanes were closed on a stretch of the motorway in Surrey, with drivers stuck on the road for "several hours" as temperatures soared.
The ambulance service says coach passengers are among those being treated, without specifying how many people are unwell.
Heavy traffic means ambulances are still trying to reach people on the road near Godstone.
A driver was airlifted to hospital earlier today after a van and lorry were involved in a serious crash.
A "significant oil spillage" damaged the road, police said earlier.
A sweaty evening commute under way across the capitalpublished at 18:51 BST
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Millions are braving a very stuffy trip home from work on the London Underground
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Although many may have opted to work from home due to the heat alert, it's still standing room only on trains

What to know if you're travelling in the heatpublished at 18:35 BST
Passengers are being warned to avoid non-essential travel - but if you do need to make journeys in the hot weather, here are some tips:
- Carry water with you and stay hydrated. Water fountains are available at some stations - ask staff if you need help locating one.
- Check journeys before setting off for delays or cancellations. A number of operators have reported disruption and limited services.
- Wear light, cool clothing and consider having a handheld fan.
- Don't forget to charge up any essential devices, as power supplies could be impacted too.
- If you feel unwell, do not travel - and seek assistance from staff if you become sick during your journey.
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A red heat warning is in place - here's how to stay safe
Northern Ireland's heatwave will likely peak tomorrowpublished at 18:20 BST
Barra Best
BBC News NI weather presenter
Northern Ireland is officially in the grip of a heatwave, but thankfully a much cooler one.
For the third day in a row the temperature dial has hit 25C, this time in Castlederg in County Tyrone.
The heat is expected to peak tomorrow though, rising close to a more uncomfortable 30C in some parts.
That would come close to Northern Ireland’s highest temperature on record, which is 31.3C set in July 2021.
It'll be a similar story in the Republic of Ireland where a record almost 140 years old could be threatened - 33.3C was recorded at Kilkenny Castle on 26 June 1887.
The Irish weather service, Met Éireann, issued a yellow heat warning from noon on Tuesday until 09:00 on Friday.

The provisional maximum temperatures recorded across the UK todaypublished at 18:07 BST
In England, a new UK June record was hit today in Gosport, Hampshire, with 36.1C.
In Wales, the mercury has hit 33.3C in Cardiff Bute Park, topping yesterday's maximum for the nation.
Scotland's highest temperature has been 27C in Charterhall, while Northern Ireland has seen 25.5C in Castlederg. Though neither have experienced temperatures as high as Tuesday, when they both recorded their hottest days of the year so far.
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One of our Weather Watchers from Uphall, West Lothian, has spotted this cow doing its best in the conditions
Cancellations and delays as commuters clutch fans and water bottles at London Eustonpublished at 17:54 BST
Charlotte Hadfield
Live reporter
This was the scene at London Euston at rush hour this evening as hundreds of people try to get home in the baking heat.
Trains to Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Crewe, Northampton and Bletchley are among the services cancelled due to the hot weather, while others are facing long delays.
Several platforms are closed and people are using handheld fans to try and cool down, while others are sitting on the floor clutching bottles of water.
I’m travelling to Stockport on the delayed 16:53 Avanti West Coast train, which has just departed.
People in front of me were running to try and get a seat on the train.
Thankfully, I’ve found one and the air conditioning is working, but those sitting in coach D are not so lucky.