'Killer' heatwave alert: Hospitals and emergency services on standby as Met Office warns people 'stay indoors' between 11am and 3pm as temperatures will soar to 93F
A 'wedge' of hot air from France could blow over to the Somerset site on Thursday. The 900-acre festival site will host 200,000 during the event, from Wednesday to Sunday. Meanwhile, today is set to be the warmest June 18 since records began 167 years ago; the present record is 89.9F (32.2C), set in 1893 in Ochtertyre, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The nation basked in the hottest day of the year so far yesterday, with temperatures expected to soar as the heatwave continues into next week. And Thursday is set to be the third warmest June date on record, reaching 93.2F (34C), according to the Met Office.