UK STATUS10 hosepipe bans in force·Reservoirs 56.1%·10 areas in drought·NRR: power outage rated catastrophicChecked 20 Sep 2026

Britain right now

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Britain: disrupted
▲ Petrol up 3.8p in a week (avg 172.9p)
LondonBirminghamManchesterNewcastleGlasgowEdinburghCardiffBelfastSouth East England: fire danger lowLondon area: fire danger lowEast of England: fire danger moderateSouth West England: fire danger lowWessex & Dorset heaths: fire danger moderateMidlands: fire danger lowSouth Wales & Brecon Beacons: fire danger lowNorth Wales: fire danger lowPeak District & Pennines: fire danger lowNorth York Moors: fire danger lowNorth East England: fire danger lowSouthern Scotland: fire danger lowScottish Highlands: fire danger lowNorthern Ireland: fire danger low23 satellite heat detections (last 24h) — tap for detail11 satellite heat detections (last 24h) — tap for detail3 satellite heat detections (last 24h) — tap for detail2 satellite heat detections (last 24h) — tap for detail2 satellite heat detections (last 24h) — tap for detail
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Changed in the last 24 hours

Petrol up 3.8p in a week (avg 172.9p)

Everything else held steady over the last 24 hours.

Where this data comes from

Every signal is read from official, first-party sources on a schedule: the Met Office, Environment Agency, DEFRA, UKHSA, National Grid ESO, the electricity network operators, the water companies, Copernicus EFFIS and NASA FIRMS. No scraping of news sites, no estimates dressed as data.

PreparedBritain is independent and not affiliated with HM Government. Trend lines build daily as each signal's history accumulates. Each signal shows its own last-confirmed time; one that has not refreshed on schedule is marked as delayed rather than shown as current.