Hot weather returns to the UK – how long will it last?
- Summer-like temperatures are set to make a brief return across the UK on Sunday, with a southerly wind drawing in warm, humid air from the continent.
- Parts of south-east and central-southern England as well as the Welsh marches could see peak temperatures reaching 28C, while northern regions will experience highs in the low 20s.
- The unseasonable warmth is expected to be short-lived, with cooler, changeable weather returning on Monday alongside rain moving southeastwards across the country.
- This brief heat spell follows confirmation from the Met Office that the UK has provisionally recorded its hottest summer since records began nearly 150 years ago, with a mean average temperature of 16.5C.
- The record-breaking summer season featured five distinct heatwaves that triggered widespread drought and travel disruption, peaking at 38.1C at Kew Gardens on 13 August.
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