Talk:2026 United Kingdom heatwaves

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new june heatwave

many weather forecasters, including official ones, are suggesting a new heatwave is on the way at the weekend for many parts of the uk. if that does end up coming true, we should perhaps consider moving this page to a new title along the lines of '2026 uk heatwaves', (most of) this article being merged into a section explaining a june heatwave, though that might not be for another week or two... Cantescape1.4m (talk) 06:35, 19 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

quick update: the new heatwave is coming fast! some residents are reporting that temperatures could reach 40 or 41°c in their areas, which should indeed merit a full wikipedia article describing a possible new national temperature record, not just for june, but for the whole year... Cantescape1.4m (talk) 05:43, 22 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 22 June 2026

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

WP:SNOWCLOSEd as move to 2026 United Kingdom heatwaves - although I think the snowball would have more chance in hell than in this weather... Morwen (talk) 14:24, 25 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

May 2026 United Kingdom heatwave → 2026 United Kingdom heatwaves – This was the original name of this article, and we should revert to that as another heatwave has been announced by the Met Office. GarethBaloney (talk) 10:40, 22 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Harrz as you said on your talk page: "if there are more heatwaves later in the year then the May page will be moved to that one." GarethBaloney (talk) 10:42, 22 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Support: When multiple notable heatwaves occur in a single year it is better to have them all listed on a single page (e.g. 2022 United Kingdom heatwaves). The June 2026 heatwave is likely to be record-breaking given the red warning issued. Daniel (talk) 11:42, 22 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Support - need to be like 2026 European heatwaves, and if there are more heatwaves, we can discuss that when the time comes. MrCryptoNerd (talk) 13:08, 22 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Support: Yep, as expected there's another one! And it's looking like it'll smash several records like the last. harrz ^talk 12:15, 23 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Support - obviously. Pol098 (talk) 13:45, 23 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Agreed. Midlandsbuses (talk) 13:49, 23 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Support - I completely agree. DarkHorse234 (talk) 16:11, 23 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Support: sensible move. 🏰 Richard Nevell (talk) 18:09, 23 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Support: Hottest June temperature recorded today, so records being broken and therefore notable. This is Paul (talk) 17:07, 24 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

jersey

why is this article giving Jersey temperatures? Jersey isn't part of the United Kingdom and none of the sources I can find are treating it as if it were, e.g. The UK experienced its hottest June day on record on Thursday as temperatures hit 36.4C in Somerset. from [1] ? Morwen (talk) 14:34, 25 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

heatwave definition

There are different definitions. ONE is closer to a temperature anomaly - https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-temperature-rainfall-and-sunshine-anomaly-graphs shows that all months of 2026 show a temperature anomaly in the UK. HERE it seems a UK Met Office definition is beingt used that is ONLY for Summer Heatwaves based on average summer temperatures from the last 20-year period. This is misleading. ~2026-36943-94 (talk) 16:08, 26 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

June impacts

These could also be mentioned

multiple fires due to lightning https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly8dq7wg3wo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg02lgqg1ro
wildfire https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp9l7llxv0jo

~2026-36959-86 (talk) 14:41, 27 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]