The Met Office has identified the areas most affected by the upcoming Bank Holiday heatwave, which is expected to peak on Monday. Southeast England will likely experience the highest temperatures, potentially reaching 33C, according to the Met Office.
Weather maps for Monday show London and its surrounding areas will be impacted, with highs of 32C forecast at 4pm. Some places might get even hotter than popular Greek holiday destinations, meteorologists have advised.
The Met Office said "very warm or hot sunshine" will develop from Friday, and the rest of the weekend will be "dry and hot". Any temperature above 29.4C will be the highest May temperature recorded in the UK since 2012, while the all-time May record stands at 32.8C.
The warmest day of the year so far was April 8, which saw a high of 26.6C in Kew Gardens, London. Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster Steve Kocher said: "Temperatures will climb through the weekend, especially in the south, where 30C is likely on Saturday and 32C on Sunday. Temperatures are forecast to peak on Monday when we could see 33C recorded in southern England and the Midlands."
It is likely that the May and Spring UK temperature records will be broken over the Bank Holiday weekend, with forecast temperatures surpassing the existing record of 32.8C. As well as being hot, there will be lots of dry and sunny weather for much of the UK. However, there will be more cloud and some showers in Northern Ireland and western Scotland through the weekend. With relatively low sea surface temperatures, there is also likely to be low cloud and sea fog clinging closely to western coasts.
Full list of UK towns with a 32C forecast on Monday
- Didcot
- Slough
- Hounslow
- London
- Cambridge
