UK heatwaves

Six ways to keep your home and yourself cool in hot weather

Six simple things you can do to help keep your house cool when temperatures rise.

Heatwave advice and explainers

What does hot weather do to the body?
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Health
Posted
19 June
What should you look for when choosing sunscreen?
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Health
Posted
30 June
Hot weather: How to sleep in the heat
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UK
Posted
30 June
What to do if you think someone has heat exhaustion or heatstroke
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Health
Posted
1 July
How do heat health alerts work?
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Health
Posted
6 days ago

BBC Weather features and forecasts

Weather for the week ahead Video, 00:03:29
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Weather
Posted
20 hours ago
Moment village is struck by a tornado. Video, 00:00:44
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Wear
Posted
15 hours ago
Is there a hosepipe ban in my area? What you need to know as restrictions widen
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Weather
Posted
2 days ago
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Could the temperature in the UK reach 40C again?
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Weather
Posted
1 day ago
Perseid Meteor Shower 2025: How and when to see it
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Weather
Posted
3 days ago

Latest updates

Hampshire and Isle of Wight hosepipe ban to begin
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Posted
3 hours ago
Could the temperature in the UK reach 40C again?
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Weather
Posted
1 day ago
The urban orchard cooling London during heatwaves
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London
Posted
2 days ago
Why some areas do not need a hosepipe ban
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England
Posted
4 days ago
More hosepipe bans possible as UK drought threat builds
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Weather
Posted
5 days ago
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428
How do heat health alerts work?
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Health
Posted
6 days ago
Heatwave over but new hosepipe ban announced
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UK
Posted
6 days ago
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65
UK sizzles for final day of heatwave ahead of heavy rain
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UK
Posted
13 July
Weather for the Week Ahead. Video, 00:03:29
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Weather
Posted
13 July
Expert gives tips to keep plants alive in heatwave
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Derbyshire
Posted
13 July
Heatwave peaks at 33C as whole of UK swelters
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UK
Posted
12 July
Millions face hosepipe bans as UK heatwave reaches 34.7C
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UK
Posted
11 July
Farm hoses down pigs and alpacas to keep them cool. Video, 00:01:17
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Wales
Posted
11 July
Wildfire warning for Northern Ireland upgraded to amber
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Northern Ireland
Posted
11 July
Owners reported after two dogs die locked in hot car
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Scotland
Posted
11 July
Four-day heat health alert as temperatures soar
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England
Posted
11 July
Heatwave to peak this weekend as temperatures soar to 34C
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Weather
Posted
11 July
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1195
As UK faces third heatwave, is this 'just summer'?
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Weather
Posted
11 July
Open up places with air-con to help in heatwave, say Lib Dems
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Politics
Posted
10 July
Things we all search when it gets hot
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BBC Bitesize
Posted
10 July
Second heatwave expected as temperatures set to soar
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Northern Ireland
Posted
10 July
Concern for 'huge water demand' amid high temperatures
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Northern Ireland
Posted
9 July
Heat health alerts come into force as third UK summer heatwave builds
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Weather
Posted
9 July
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722
Six-day heat health alert issued for South West
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England
Posted
8 July