Weather maps show a fourth UK heatwave before the end of July as 2026 matches 1976 record for number of hot days.

Temperatures to stay high in many parts of the country this weekend after peak temperature of 35.5C this week

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Temperatures have already rocketed past 35C this week in UK’s longest heatwave since 1976

The UK is set for a hotter summer than average, with records already being broken and experts concerned about wildfire risk

Weather maps show a fourth UK heatwave before the end of July as 2026 matches 1976 record for number of hot days.

Britain has now had as many 30C days in 2026 as in the infamous year of 1976 as the country experiences its third heatwave of the summer, forecasters revealed today.

Weather models show temperatures in the UK could soon surge back to 36C despite forecasts predicting that heatwave conditions will ease off from this weekend

UK temperatures have topped 30C for the past 11 days, making 2026 the first year on record to reach 35C in May, June and July, according to the Met Office.

Met Office forecasters expect temperatures to cool off this weekend, but weather models now suggest England and Wales could be just days away from a fourth heatwave of 2026