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The Environment Agency (EA) said Yorkshire has moved from “prolonged dry weather” to “drought” status on Thursday.

Yorkshire Water said the drought status does not immediately change the situation for customers but water restrictions – such as a hosepipe ban – are possible this summer unless the county sees “significant rainfall” in the coming months.

A general view of Baitings Reservoir near Ripponden in the West Yorkshire Pennines with low water levels. Photo credit should read: Richard McCarthy/PA Wire

“We are working with Yorkshire Water to make sure they enact their drought plans.

Met Office statistics show that West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and South Yorkshire saw just 40 per cent, 43 per cent, 40 per cent and 41 per cent of the average rainfall for March, April and May.

Most of the UK will experience temperatures in the late teens and early twenties, but London will reach a high of 27°C on Friday, as will Cambridge and Maidstone while parts of East Anglia may even see 29°C, forecasters have said.

Low water levels impact the Woodhead Reservoir where the normally covered bed is revealed on June 11, 2025. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

A period of continued warm and dry weather is then expected for the week ahead for most parts of the country.

Dwindling water levels

The Environment Agency says central and eastern England are at just 36 per cent of normal levels for June.

Yorkshire received 66 per cent of the long-term average May rainfall while England has experienced its driest spring since 1893.

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Water Minister Emma Hardy said: “I am receiving regular updates from the Environment Agency.

Last month, Thames Water warned it may have to restrict water usage if the dry weather continues.

Experts have told The i Paper that the UK is currently in a similar position as it was at this point in 2022, when six water companies introduced hosepipe bans in July, affecting around 20 million people.

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