Hinckley faces two back-to-back Amber warnings for extreme heat from the Met Office as temperatures threaten to climb as high as 38C later this week. The first warning runs from Monday 22 June through to 11.59pm on Tuesday 23 June, with the second taking hold at midnight on Wednesday and lasting until 11.59pm on Thursday 25 June.
The initial alert carries a medium impact and medium likelihood rating, with the mercury expected to hit the low to mid-30s on Monday and mid-30s more widely on Tuesday. Overnight temperatures will stay uncomfortably warm, hovering above 20C in parts of the town. The second warning escalates to a high impact rating, with highs widely exceeding 30C and peaking near 38C in the hottest spots. Even after dark, thermometers may not dip below 20 or 21C in some areas, and the Met Office warns that high humidity will make conditions feel even more oppressive.
Public bodies across the county have already begun urging caution. Leicestershire County Council asks residents to avoid barbecues and bonfires entirely, noting that parched ground means outdoor fires can spread rapidly. Water companies are also reminding households to keep usage in check as demand spikes during the prolonged hot spell.
The warnings come after the Met Office broadened its alert area on 20 June to pull in east Wales and much of the Midlands, with the very warm weather already building through the preceding weekend. The UK’s earliest heatwaves of 2026 arrived in late May, reaching thresholds in parts of Essex, London, Oxfordshire and Suffolk, and the current plume of hot air looks set to linger across central and southern Britain into next week, though forecasters say the precise extent and staying power of the heat remains uncertain.
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