With temperatures set to soar again tomorrow, the Met Office says the West of England will be the hottest part of the country and a 'heatwave' warning will stay in place until Saturday. While it will becoming less hot for a time over the weekend, rising temperatures early next week will see roasting weather return.

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The Met Office says that there is a 90 per cent probability of heatwave conditions until 9pm on Saturday.

A level three heat wave can cause health problems for the very young, very old or those with chronic diseases.

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The next level, level four, is classed as a national emergency, reached when a heatwave is so severe and/or prolonged that its effects extend outside the health and social care system. At this level, illness and death may occur among the fit and healthy, and not just in high-risk groups.

The latest observations received by the Met Office indicate that the UK saw its highest 2013 temperature on Wednesday, with 32.2C recorded at Hampton Water Works in southwest London. This beats the previous highest temperature seen this year which was 31.5 C at Seavington, Hurcott Farm in Somerset on Saturday 13 July. Other sites in west London also beat the previous record, with Northolt recording 32.0C and Heathrow 31.9C during Wednesday afternoon. 

The hot weather is the longest spell of high temeratures for seven years, with somewhere in the UK over 28 degrees for the past eleven days.

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