Met Office issues 47-hour amber heat warning for 71 areas of UK from Monday - see full list

Met Office issues 47-hour amber heat warning for 71 areas of UK from Monday - see full list The Met Office has issued amber weather warnings for extreme heat across 71 areas of the UK from Monday, stressing the sweltering conditions could lead to power cuts and a risk to our health The Met Office has issued amber weather warnings for extreme heat on Monday across 71 areas nationwide - and has cautioned that the scorching conditions could trigger power cuts. The forecaster warned that the blistering temperatures could cause "heat-sensitive systems and equipment" to fail, leading to "power cuts and the loss of other services to homes and businesses". The weather warnings will take effect at 1am on Monday (June 22) and will remain until 11.59pm on Tuesday (June 23). The Met Office has cautioned that a "developing hot spell through Monday and Tuesday will likely lead to widespread impacts on people and infrastructure". Forecasters have also raised their temperature predictions, with highs of 35C anticipated on Tuesday and Wednesday and increasing confidence that the UK's June temperature record of 35.6C, established in Southampton in 1976, could be surpassed. The Express reports the mercury already hit 31.2C in Writtle, Essex, on Friday. Should a power cut occur, the Met Office provides the following guidance; - If electricity is crucial for any medical equipment you have, please contact your DNO at any time as they may be able to put you on their Priority Register (see below) for assistance during any power outage - Make sure you have multiple torches along with extra batteries - Make sure you keep your mobile phone charged so you can make calls in case of an emergency - Keep fridges and freezers closed, with a blanket over as they will stay cold for many hours - Keep important documents safe and handy - Look out for elderly neighbours and ensure they are prepared for a possible power cut - Switch off appliances - turn off items such as irons, ovens, electric fires and fryers as they could pose a hazard if the power comes back on when you are not there - For people using a digital landline who don't have a mobile phone, or who live in an area with poor/no mobile signal, speak to your communications provider about additional support they can offer you in advance Areas affected by heat warnings East Midlands Derby Derbyshire Leicester Leicestershire Lincolnshire Northamptonshire Nottingham Nottinghamshire Rutland East of England Bedford Cambridgeshire Central Bedfordshire Essex Hertfordshire Luton Norfolk Peterborough Southend-on-Sea Suffolk Thurrock London & South East England Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Buckinghamshire East Sussex Greater London Hampshire Isle of Wight Kent Medway Milton Keynes Oxfordshire Portsmouth Reading Slough Southampton Surrey West Berkshire West Sussex Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham South West England Bath and North East Somerset Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Bristol Devon Dorset Gloucestershire North Somerset Somerset South Gloucestershire Swindon Wiltshire Wales Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Merthyr Tydfil Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan West Midlands Herefordshire Shropshire Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent Telford and Wrekin Warwickshire West Midlands Conurbation Worcestershire