{"id":263,"date":"2026-06-22T19:55:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-06-22-uk-heat-rail-check-en\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T03:25:14","slug":"2026-06-22-uk-heat-rail-check-en","status":"publish","type":"briefing","link":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-06-22-uk-heat-rail-check-en\/","title":{"rendered":"UK red heat warning: only travel if necessary on June 24-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/uk-red-heat-rail-check.svg\" alt=\"ONEPRESS global image about UK red extreme heat warning and rail travel advice for 24 and 25 June 2026\" \/><figcaption>Based on Met Office, UKHSA and National Rail official updates for 24-25 June 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Checked:<\/strong> 2026-06-23 12:20 KST<\/li>\n<li><strong>Primary sources:<\/strong> Met Office red extreme heat update, UKHSA heat-health alert, National Rail hot weather disruption notice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The UK heat briefing now needs a sharper action frame. This is no longer just a high-temperature note. The Met Office has issued a <strong>Red Extreme Heat Warning<\/strong> for parts of England and Wales from <strong>09:00 Wednesday 24 June to 21:00 Thursday 25 June<\/strong>, with June temperature records forecast to break and temperatures expected to reach <strong>at least 39\u00b0C<\/strong> in places.<\/p>\n<p>UKHSA has red heat-health alerts for London, the East of England, East Midlands, South East, South West and West Midlands from <strong>01:00 on 24 June to 23:00 on 25 June<\/strong>. National Rail says if you are travelling to, from or within the red warning zone on 24 or 25 June, you should <strong>only travel if absolutely necessary<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Five checks for today<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Check whether your 24-25 June UK plan overlaps the red warning zone.<\/li>\n<li>For rail journeys, check National Rail and your train operator again just before departure.<\/li>\n<li>Cut avoidable mid-day walking, queues, sightseeing and outdoor events.<\/li>\n<li>Plan water, shade, light clothing and indoor cooling stops before leaving.<\/li>\n<li>If travelling with children, older adults, pregnant travellers or people with heart or breathing conditions, prioritise air-conditioned indoor routes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Official links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metoffice.gov.uk\/about-us\/news-and-media\/media-centre\/weather-and-climate-news\/2026\/red-extreme-heat-warning-issued-with-june-temperature-records-forecast-to-break\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Met Office red extreme heat update<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk\/weather-health-alerts\/heat\/north-east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UKHSA heat-health alerts dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalrail.co.uk\/service-disruptions\/hot-weather-20260617\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Rail hot weather disruption notice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bottom line:<\/strong> For 24-25 June, UK plans are a combined health-alert and transport-reliability issue. Reduce travel where possible and recheck before leaving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Met Office has issued a red extreme heat warning for June 24-25, and National Rail says travel in the red warning zone should happen only if absolutely necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-263","briefing","type-briefing","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/briefing\/263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/briefing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/briefing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}