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Mixed week very hot in the south today

[Published 06:30 03/08/2026]

Chiltern landscape. Posted by Brian Gaze

There will be a mixed flavour to the weather as we head through the first full week of August. However, very hot conditions are expected in the south today, and rainfall amounts are likely to remain small in many of the areas where drought conditions are most severe....READ IN FULL

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