The latest forecasts show that the United Kingdom (UK) could see a warmer-than-average summer with the potential for more heatwaves.
The forecast comes after a late-spring heatwave shattered temperature records across the UK.
On June 1, the Met Office released its three-month summer outlook, citing a higher-than-normal chance of hotter weather that month. June 1 corresponds to the first day of meteorological summer.
The outlook suggests “an increased chance of heatwaves and heat-related impacts” for the whole summer, which runs through to the end of August.
It is understood that a new all-time May record of 35.1°C was set in Kew Gardens, London, replacing the previous record of 32.8 °C from 1944.
Yellow and amber heat health alerts were also issued for the first time this year.
“Above-average temperatures” are expected in June, July, and August, and “significant bursts” of heat are expected in the UK and across Europe, they said.
