The 2026 Drought in Devon And Cornwall
This morning the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs issued a press release announcing that: Half of England has been declared in drought by the Environment Agency. A…
Environment Agency Prolonged Dry Weather Warning for Devon and Cornwall
Following South West Water's announcement of a "hosepipe ban" in Mid Devon, the Environment Agency has issued a press release announcing that: Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly in prolonged…
South West Water Announces “Hosepipe Ban” for Mid Devon
In a press release yesterday South West Water announced that: It will be introducing temporary restrictions on hosepipe use for customers in Mid Devon and parts of East Devon including…
The July Heatwave in West Devon
Perhaps I’ve been overly hasty in not entitling this article “The First July Heatwave of 2026 in West Devon”?
Be that as it may, here is the current UKV forecast for tomorrow afternoon:
This suggests that tomorrow afternoon temperatures in West Devon will reach the official heatwave threshold of 25 °C.
Looking further into the future, here’s the UKV forecast for Friday afternoon:
This suggests that temperatures will reach 35 °C in central England, and 29 °C in our neck of the West Country woods.
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