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

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

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

Met Office maps show 12 counties are forecast for a heatwave reaching 30C on Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday - potentially making it the hottest May weather the UK has seen since…

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

The Met Office says temperature records could be broken over this Bank Holiday weekend as weather forecasters expect the mercury to rise as high as 33C in places

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

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

Highs of 33C are forecast over the weekend

Temperatures expected to reach as high as 33C in southern England or Midlands on Monday

While the Caribbean island of Barbados is expected to reach a high of 29C on Monday, the Met Office is predicting temperatures in the UK to reach even hotter on Monday.

Bank Holiday Monday was forecast to be the warmest day of the long weekend, a weather expert revealed, with London, in particular, reaching a staggering 35C - which would break a…

The UK is forecast to see its hottest May day on record on Monday, with temperatures expected to reach 33C in southern England and the Midlands.

An African plume is set to bring a forecast 35C heatwave to the UK this May bank holiday weekend, with some parts of the country potentially seeing temperatures 2C or 3C warmer…

The Met Office said the criteria for a heatwave was met at Heathrow today when the mercury soared to 30C by 2pm.