June starts cool – will it warm up anytime soon?
The first 10 days of June have been cooler than average for most of us. Are there any signs of summer-like warmth?
Liam Dutton is the Channel 4 News Weather Presenter.
Forecaster Liam Dutton is Channel 4 News' first presenter dedicated to weather.
His brief incorporates analysis of UK and International weather along with issues related to climate change, health and food and the impact of weather on travel, finances and welfare.
Liam will have an important online role too, leading Channel 4 News' new weather website and using social media to discuss weather with viewers.
He started his career at the BBC Weather Centre (presenting his first forecast at just 22) and has since travelled the UK presenting for BBC nations and regions.
In 2006 he began presenting for national and international BBC outlets and most recently worked across BBC News, BBC World News, BBC Breakfast and Radio 4's Today programme.
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Missing out on that Continental holiday might be a blessed relief – Europe is sweltering under temperatures so fierce the heatwave has been named Cerberus, after the three headed monster from Dante’s Inferno.
It’s been the UK’s hottest June on record – according to the Met Office.
We’re joined by our weather presenter Liam Dutton, to give us a sense of just how dry it’s been across Europe.
As another heatwave looms for much of the UK in the coming days, the Met Office has issued a four-day Amber extreme heat warning.
Our weather presenter, Liam Dutton, looks at all the records broken by today’s unprecedented heatwave in the UK – and explains why the climate crisis means this weather will become more commonplace.
Temperatures in the UK’s hot spots are starting to come down gradually – but not by much.
So what does all that mean for the NHS?
The Met Office has issued a first ever red warning for exceptional heat.
Extreme heatwave is forecast for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in much of England and Wales.
It’s getting so hot across large parts of Britain that the Met Office has issued an amber warning for extreme heat lasting well into next week, saying there’s a potential for serious illness or even danger to life.
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