Brace yourselves for ‘hottest day of the year’ as temperatures could hit 29°C
Don’t forget the suncream today, as it is set to be another scorcher.
In fact, it could even be the hottest day of the year, with the mercury potentially rising as high as 29C.
London and the south east of England will see the highest temperatures, but there should be picnic weather across the country.
If anywhere is hotter than 28.3C today, it will be the hottest day of the year so far – as well as the hottest June 13 on record.
And tomorrow could be even hotter, with temperatures of 29C or 30C possible.
It continues the fine weekend, with photos from yesterday showing people punting along the River Cam in Cambridge or strolling along the Long Walk in Windsor.
The hottest temperature recorded on Saturday was 24.8C at Kew Gardens in London, with 24.6C at Heathrow and St James’s Park as well.
Meteorologist Alex Burkill said: ‘It is unlikely we are going to get over 30C [today] – it’s going to be touch and go.
It will be close as to whether we get to 28.3C.
‘If we don’t there’s a chance we could get even higher temperatures on Monday when we could get 29C or 30C.
‘The top temperatures are going to be towards the London area, but the heat is going to be widespread, it’s not just confined to the South East.’
But Mr Burkill said that while most of the country will have a hot day, the north west of Scotland will have temperatures in the high teens and it will be cloudier with some outbreaks of rain.
Into Monday, he said the weather will split, with the south continuing to see hot temperatures while the north will be cooler.
Mr Burkill added: ‘We are going to have more of a north-south split.
‘On Monday the heat is going to be largely confined to southern and south-eastern parts of the UK.
‘Further north and in Scotland it will be high teens at best. There could be some showers but on the whole it is looking largely dry.’
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