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A Port Talbot Coastguard 4x4 search and rescue vehicle parked on the sand at dusk near the River Neath
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SWANSEA: Soft sand, steep dunes and extreme heat — coastguard 4×4 rescue for injured beach-goer near Bay Campus

Port Talbot Coastguard drove onto the beach at the River Neath to reach a casualty with a deep foot injury…

Three Met Office maps side by side showing forecast maximum temperatures for Saturday, Sunday and Monday, with south Wales the hottest area of the UK on each
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HEATWAVE: Hotter than Ibiza, Istanbul and the Maldives — south Wales set to be the UK’s hotspot this weekend

Forecast maps put south Wales at the top of the UK temperature charts today and tomorrow at 32°C — warmer…

Ynystawe Primary School buildings and grounds seen from the road
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YNYSTAWE: Primary school sends pupils home at 12.30 today as heat peaks — the only school in Swansea to close early

Ynystawe Primary is one of just four schools in Wales closing early or shutting altogether on Friday as the third…

A Welsh Ambulance Service ambulance with blue lights on, moving at speed through a city street with traffic blurred around it.
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CRITICAL INCIDENT: Welsh Ambulance Service issues 999 plea as heatwave demand soars

The service declared a critical incident at noon on Friday after one of its busiest spells of the year, with…

A wide view of Aberavon Beach in the sunshine, with people on the sand and the docks cranes visible on the horizon.
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ABERAVON: Man dies in the sea at Aberavon Beach during record June heat

A 50-year-old man from Cilfrew has died after getting into difficulty in the sea at Aberavon Beach, as the UK…

spectacular lightning storm over a river at night
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HEATWAVE: Thunderstorms set to break the heat — as Swansea Bay faces a stormy end to its hottest spell

The Met Office has warned of thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds across Swansea Bay from tonight into Friday morning, as…

Crowds on Swansea beach during the June 2026 heatwave, with people swimming, parasols up and Mumbles lighthouse visible across the bay.
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HEATWAVE: Everything you need to know as Swansea Bay faces its hottest day — schools, trains, beaches and the people most at risk

The red extreme heat warning peaks today, with Swansea Bay temperatures pushing into the high 30s. Here's how the region…

A woman fanning herself by the window during a heatwave
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HEATWAVE: How to keep your home cool and actually sleep tonight as Swansea Bay swelters

With the red warning at its peak and overnight temperatures set to stay sticky, here are the tried-and-tested ways to…

An outreach worker sits talking with a man at an outdoor table at a homelessness drop-in centre.
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HEATWAVE: Outreach teams reaching Swansea’s rough sleepers as charity warns of deadly risk in the heat

The Wallich says people sleeping rough — and those living in cars — are among the most exposed as the…

A Met Office map showing the red extreme heat warning boundary running through Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot, with Llanelli and Carmarthen in the amber zone.
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HEATWAVE: Police urge people to stay indoors as Swansea Bay temperatures creep towards 40C

Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are in the red warning zone as the UK heads for possibly record-breaking June heat,…