A heatwave is expected to build over the weekend ahead of an extreme heat warning next week with the temperatures set to hit 35°C, the Met Office have warned.
The amber extreme heat warning will be in place on Monday and Tuesday for London, the east and south-east of England, and parts of the south-west of England and Wales, according to the UK’s national weather forecaster.
Parts of southern and eastern England are likely to face heatwaves during the weekend, with the mercury set to hit up to 35°C in London at the start of next week, the Met Office warned.
The Met Office said there is “growing confidence” the current highest temperature on record for June, 35.6°C recorded in Southampton in 1976, will be broken.
The new warnings come after a record-breaking heatwave in May which saw temperatures soar to 35.1°C at Kew Gardens in London, the highest recorded temperature for May since 1922.
