Temperatures in the UK are set to climb back towards 30C on Monday after four punishing heatwaves this year as the Met Office warned summer 2025 is on track to be among the hottest in British history
Britain is braced for a burst of scorching heat this Bank Holiday Monday, with temperatures tipped to climb back towards 30C in what is already shaping up to be one of the hottest summers on record.
The sunny spell comes as huge crowds prepare to descend on Notting Hill Carnival, Reading and Leeds festival, and Creamfields in Cheshire – all set to bask in soaring temperatures after a run of four punishing heatwaves this year. According to WXCharts, temperatures will peak by 6pm on Monday, with potential highs of 30C in Gloucester. Several other cities in the south are also facing scorching highs, with 29C possible in Manchester and Birmingham, 28C in Northampton, Cambridge, Oxford and Peterborough, and 27C in London and Norfolk.
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But the heat won’t last, with remnants of Hurricane Erin forecast to sweep across the UK from Tuesday, dragging wind and rain that will break the brief summer high. While England and Wales could swelter in the hottest conditions, Scotland will stay cooler in the low 20s before the unsettled weather moves in.
The Met Office has already warned that, even before summer is over, 2025 is on track to be among the hottest in British history. Earlier this summer, the heat left a trail of disruption for those travelling or attending concerts and sporting events. Prolonged periods of hot and dry weather also triggered a hosepipe ban in parts of the country, with temperatures exceeding 30C.
Last week, the UK Health Security Agency issued a yellow heat health alert across a number of regions in England hit with a sweltering heatwave, as it warned of the potential for a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over, or those with health conditions. Yellow alerts were put in place and then extended in Yorkshire and the Humber, the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, the southeast and the southwest.
In its forecast for Monday, the Met Office said: “Most areas seeing a dry day with plenty of sunshine and feeling very warm,” but that things will “turn cloudier across Northern Ireland with outbreaks of rain later.” There will also be “large waves possible around western beaches.”
By Tuesday, there will be a “change to more unsettled weather with periods of rain, heavy at times, interspersed with some sunshine,” it added.