Temperatures in Britain will soar dramatically towards the end of the week, as forecasters have predicted a high of 26⁰C in the south east on Friday. Britain experienced a cold snap earlier in May, with northerly winds blowing Arctic air into the country, but the Met office is now predicting settled sunshine and warmer weather in England and Wales by the weekend.The weather forecasts made by the Met office, along with weather comparison reports in the BBC, have highlighted that Britain can expect warm temperatures as well as settled sunshine for the bank holiday weekend.Cold weather was experienced in Britain for most of the month of May.

The Met Office predicts there will be highs of 23C in Manchester, 26C in London and 20C in Cardiff by the end of the week

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Much of the country can expect scorching weather over the bank holiday weekend

The GFS weather model suggests temperatures in the UK could soon surge to 30C, with Met Office forecasters saying conditions will 'feel very warm at times'

Temperatures in Britain will soar dramatically towards the end of the week, as forecasters have predicted a high of 26⁰C in the south east on Friday. Britain experienced a cold…

Much of the country can expect scorching weather over the bank holiday weekend

The Met Office expects temperatures to rise to at least 28C in London - the heatwave threshold - for at least five days in a row from Friday until next Tuesday.

The UK is set for an extremely hot bank holiday Monday, with highs of 31C and much of the country set to bask in warm, dry sunshine

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Forecasters have warned of scorching temperatures this weekend as the UK is set to record the hottest day of the year so far

London and large parts of southern England are heading into what could become the first major heatwave of 2026, with temperatures forecast to climb as high as 29C across the Bank…

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Britain is set to be hotter than Greek holiday destinations like Santorini and Mykonos

Sunday could be the warmest May day on record, forecasters have said

The UK Health Security Agency has activated a six-day heat health alert for southern, eastern and central areas of England from Friday until next Wednesday.