The Met Office issues a heat-health warning for parts of the UK covering Monday and Tuesday, with officials indicating that a heatwave threshold is likely to be met during the preceding weekend. The reporting states that temperatures expected over the weekend are sufficient to cross the relevant threshold, ahead of the more extreme conditions forecast for early next week. The warning is posted for specific regions, reflecting variation in how heat affects different parts of the country. While the earlier period is described as meeting the threshold, the forthcoming days are characterized as more concerning, prompting the formal alert ahead of Monday and Tuesday. The coverage is aligned on the timing of the warnings and the likelihood that the weekend will begin the run-up to the higher heat levels expected next week. As a result, the overall message is that heat rises from the weekend into the beginning of next week, with the Met Office’s heat-health guidance applying most directly to Monday and Tuesday in the areas covered by the alert.