LFB's Assistant Commissioner on Climate Change and Heatwaves
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The South West currently includes Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire have amber extreme heat warnings. It will begin today and continue through Sunday, when temperatures begin to climb into the mid-30s. According to Sky News, a drought will be declared tomorrow. This means that the region has experienced less than normal rainfall over an extended period of time. Low river levels, depleted reservoirs and scorched landscapes have been the result of long, hot summers.
The answer to this problem is usually in the form of hosepipe bans for certain areas, with large areas of the South and Southeast facing strict rules. must obey. Foreseeable.
South West Water, which provides water and sewage services to Devon, Cornwall and parts of Dorset and Somerset, has confirmed that its storage levels are below standard. is showing. 1995 was considered a particularly dry year.
That graph, pictured below, shows that water levels began to fall below last year's levels in January, and the situation is steadily worsening as the month progresses.
} The current downward trajectory, announcing an impending drought, is not a complete surprise.
reportedly in the process of entering an official drought 
Therefore, it is expected that certain regions will impose some conditions on water use .
This includes everything from washing your car, watering your garden, and stopping using hose pipes to fill your pool.
Southern Water has already introduced these rules in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and the announcement may affect more people when they are made.
72} Destination Plymouth, a tourism page on Twitter, said: Working and vacationing in our area this summer.Read more:Heat wave followed by thunderstorm
Next week's weather forecast shows a band of heavy rain across the southwest, but Jim Dale, senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, UK, said the rain won't last long enough to make a noticeable difference.
Aside from a few odd showers, the weekend of August 20th is likely to see the next large swath of heavy rain.
Maps show this is the beginning of more average conditions for this time of year.
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A further hosepipe ban could kill up to 33 million people You may have to limit the use of hoses.
The Environment Agency, which coordinates the response with the water company, makes the final decision.
