The UK experienced its hottest May day for at least 79 years on Sunday, but the worst is not over, with “historic” temperatures set to break records for the warmest ever bank holiday Monday.
Parts of the UK were as hot as the Mediterranean on Sunday, with a high of 32.3C at Kew Gardens in south-west London, but Monday’s temperatures are expected to soar even higher to 34C in Greater London and across south-east England.
“Into (this) week, these conditions are expected to become more widespread, extending across central and western England and into parts of Wales, as temperatures remain well above average,” said Greg Wolverson, the deputy forecaster at the Met Office.
Wales and Northern Ireland also reached 2026 record temperatures of 27.4C in Cardiff and 23.4C in Armagh on Sunday.
Scotland had highs of 23.5C in Edinburgh on Sunday, just 0.1C below the current record of 23.6C in Aboyne on May 1.
