The United Kingdom registered on Tuesday its warmest dawn ever recorded for a May month, with a minimum temperature of 21.3 degrees Celsius in south London, according to the British Meteorological Office, known as the Met. The reading constitutes what meteorologists call a “tropical night,” a category reserved for periods in which the overnight temperature does not fall below 20 degrees, an unusual phenomenon for this time of year in the British Isles.

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.

Temperatures in Kent reached 30.5C, marking the first time since 2012 that the UK has exceeded 30C in May

The UK has recorded its hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures climbing to 30.5°C in Frittenden, Kent, as forecasters warned that an even more intense spell of heat is…

Eight areas in England met the heatwave threshold - three or more days of consecutive hot weather - on Sunday, the Met Office said

Highest temperatures of 2026 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as Kew Gardens in London reaches 32.3C

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Parts of the UK were as hot as the Mediterranean on Sunday

The UK saw its hottest May day for at least 79 years on Sunday as London recorded 32.3C

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Highs of 35C are forecast on Monday and Tuesday

Scientists say record-breaking heat is a reminder of how climate crisis is affecting lives

The Met Office has confirmed a new temperature high for May at 33.5C, beating the long-standing May record of 32.8C which had been stood for more than 80 years

The UK is braced for a potentially historic day as forecasters say a trio of weather records could fall

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La vague de chaleur que connaît la France touche également le Royaume-Uni. Le pays a battu son record historique de température pour un mois

The UK recorded its all-time hottest May temperature as a part of London hit 33.5C on Monday.

LONDON: Britain broke its record on Monday for the hottest day in May, according to the national weather agency, with the mercury rising to 33.5C near London as the country baked…

Historischer Hitzetag für das Vereinigte Königreich: Am Flughafen Heathrow ist das Thermometer am Montag auf 33,5 Grad Celsius gestiegen. Meteorologen sprechen von einer…

Historischer Hitzetag für das Vereinigte Königreich: Am Flughafen Heathrow ist das Thermometer am Montag auf 33,5 Grad Celsius gestiegen. Meteorologen sprechen von einer…

In der britischen Hauptstadt London wurde am Montag ein Höchstwert von 34,8 Grad Celsius gemessen. Die britische Wetterbehörde spricht von einer beispiellosen Hitzewelle.