Freeze your pillow cases so they are cold for going to bed.Fill a hot water bottle with cold water and freeze it.Keep curtains, blinds and windows shut when the sun is shining directly on them.Open windows and night and close them during the day.Open windows on opposite walls or at opposite ends of the house to create a cross-breeze.Set fans on the ground floor and point towards a far wall with no large objects in the way - to bounce cooler air back into the room.Ms mathie's three key tips aree: Only let cold air in, keep hot air out and limit solar gain - the heat that's generated through sunlight hitting windows. 'Most people don't need to rely on energy guzzling gadgets to keep cool as there are a few simple tricks you can use to keep the temperature down inside.' Natalie Mathie, energy spokeswoman at, said: 'Energy prices may be falling on July 1, but costs can still add up when trying to stay cool in a heatwave, especially if your air conditioning unit is running around the clock. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon, covering an area that covers all of Wales, Manchester and down to London.Īs the year's first heat health alert was issued ahead of a forecast 30C heatwave in England and Wales, uSwitch calculated the two million UK households with an air conditioning unit face a £71 million weekly energy bill. There were also people packing out beaches and lidos in Dorset.Ĭloud, rain and thunderstorms are also set to sweep in, with the nights becoming humid. Revellers have been seen basking in the sun as they arrive at Download Festival, in Castle Donnington, while sunbathers were seen in Green Park, London.
Parts of the country are predicted to be hotter than Marbella, Ibiza and Tenerife over the weekend as a 'plume of warm air' moves in from the south.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Met Office's warning covers six regions in England, London, the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East and South West, and is in place from 9am on Friday until Monday morning. Sunseekers have packed out Britain's beauty spots to bathe in 24C sunshine while revellers flock to Download music festival ahead of a 30C this weekend.
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