Yorkshire Water said restrictions on water usage would be in place from Friday, with the region in drought since June after weeks of dry weather drained reservoirs and rivers.
According to the Met Office, Saturday is expected to see the mercury rocket to 32°C in Bristol as the country faces another hot spell.
Low water levels reveal the reservoir bed at Lindley Wood Reservoir in Yorkshire on 17 June after the driest spring in 132 years (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty)
England recorded its warmest June on record after the driest Spring for 132 years, with health officials warning of heatwave-related deaths.
Looking ahead to this week, Marco Petagna, senior meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “I think Wednesday is probably going to be the day when we could start to reach the thresholds of 25 to 28 degrees, depending on where you are.
“So, although the temperature will be reaching the criteria, we probably won’t actually reach an official heatwave until around Friday, to give the three consecutive days at those temperatures.
“But temperatures are going to continue to climb as we go toward the end of the week, and certainly by Friday and Saturday, we could see 30 degrees, perhaps just nudging into the low 30s.”
While Yorkshire Water are the first company to announce a hosepipe ban, other firms have warned that they may also have to impose restrictions on water usage.
Yorkshire Water’s director of water, Dave Kaye, said the hosepipe ban could last until Winter with action needed “now” to conserve water and protect the environment.
People can still wash cars and water gardens using tap water from a bucket or watering can, while businesses can use a hosepipe if it is directly related to a commercial purpose.
People wear caps and hold umbrellas to shelter from the sun during a heatwave on 1 July (Photo: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu/Getty)“The restrictions will come into effect on 11 July and will be in place until the region has seen significant rainfall to bring reservoirs and groundwater stocks back to where they need to be.
Last month, Yorkshire officially moved to drought status after a long period of low rainfall, with the Environment Agency saying there were 22 days of almost no recorded rainfall in May.
In May, the Environment Agency declared drought status for the north-west of England following the driest start to spring in 69 years.
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