Heat-health alert issued for England - see the areas affected

The yellow alerts have been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) with these warnings affecting several regions across the country.

A green alert has also been announced for one region in the North of England where these conditions are set to have a minimal impact.

Discussing the hot weather, Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Dan Holley, said: “We expect to see a relatively brief hotter and more humid spell of weather for Sunday and Monday, before these hotter conditions recede on Tuesday, allowing more unsettled conditions to return. This change to hotter conditions is caused, in part, by the effects of Tropical Storm Debby in North America.

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“Debby is helping to strengthen the jet stream, causing it to meander over the Atlantic. This will allow hot air over France to move into the UK later this weekend, and early next week.”

The highest temperatures are expected to impact parts of East and Southwest England with these set to peak at around 33C and 34C.

This comes after a thunderstorm warning was issued for the entirety of Scotland today with overcast and rainy conditions affecting much of the country.

See all the English regions affected by the heat-health alert today

Here are all the areas affected by the yellow heat-health alert today:

• Northwest
• Yorkshire and the Humber
• East Midlands
• West Midlands
• East of England
• London
• South East
• South West

Here is the region affected by the green heat health alert:

• North East

Monday's Met Office forecast has warned of "very hot" conditions and thunderstorms across Scotland and parts of Northern England.

It said: “A very hot and humid day in the south with some sunny spells and staying largely dry. Some isolated afternoon thunderstorms are possible in eastern England. Cooler in the north with spells of heavy rain and thunderstorms during the morning.”