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Extremes of temperature, March and April 2021 The UK experienced a brief spell of unusual warmth at the end of March with temperatures across England and Wales widely reaching 20 to 22°C. 24.5°C was recorded at Kew Gardens, Greater London on 30th March, only the third day on record with a UK March

, with 94mph recorded at London Weather Centre at 2.50am. An image of an anemogram from Shoreham, West Sussex where a 115mph (100 knot) gust was recorded. This gust was followed by a power cut shown by the gap in the trace. An image of an anemogram from London Weather Centre showing the 94mph gust recorded

week. This is most likely across England and Wales, but also fairly likely for eastern Scotland too.  Warming up Warm summer conditions will remain in place for much of the week for the majority of England and Wales, albeit slightly less hot today and Thursday, when temperatures are more likely

above 50.0°C being possible in Europe in future, most likely close to the Mediterranean where the influence of hot air from North Africa is strongest.” The Earth’s average surface temperature has risen by around 1.1°C since the pre-industrial period (1850-1900), but the average temperature in some

Analysis by Met Office climate scientists has also shown that a summer as hot or hotter than 2025 is now 70 times more likely than it would be in a ‘natural’ climate with no human caused greenhouse gas emissions.   The UK’s mean temperature from 1 June to 31 August stands at 16.10°C, which is 1.51

of cloud on offer and some outbreaks of rain. And these outbreaks of rain could be quite intense at times. Some heavy thundery downpours are quite possible. “Temperature-wise, it's looking even hotter than today across some parts towards the east and southeast. 28°C, 29°C not out of the question. And yes

in a natural area. It can be caused by a combination of very hot and dry weather, with fires being started either through lightning strikes or human activity. Find out more: www.kfwf.org.uk www.nationalgeographic.com/ environment/natural-disasters/ wildfires/ www.readyforwildfire.org/What- To-Do

across north-east Scotland, with very humid, hot air across the south of the UK. Parts of southern England reached 34 to 35°C on both 11th and 12th August. The sequence of rain-radar images at hourly intervals from 18 UTC 11 August to 09 UTC 12 August show torrential downpours in the Edinburgh area

, with daytime maxima rather cool in the northwest under cloud and rain. However, it will be very warm or hot in the southeast, where temperatures are expected to widely reach the high 20s Celsius, and locally the low 30s Celsius. The weekend will continue to feel very warm or hot in the south

, such as the summer of 2018 and July 2022. Our Met Office climate projections indicate that hot spells will become more frequent in our future climate, particularly over the southeast of the UK. Temperatures are projected to rise in all seasons, but the heat would be most intense in summer."   How