Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeBritain's long-awaited heatwave could peak today with a 27C scorcher as worrying weather fronts move in. The Bank Holiday weekend brought a sizzling few days of sun, with the UK hitting the hottest temperatures of the year so far yesterday as the mercury topped 25C. She said: "Tuesday may well be the peak of the heat, with some weather fronts threatening from the south-east on Wednesday. And despite the potential for bleak weather fronts, some forecasters predict Wednesday could actually get even higher with 28C. Steven Keates, a Met Office spokesman, told the Daily Mail: "It was the warmest day of the year and the warmest day of spring, on the last day of the meteorological spring."

Source: Daily Mirror June 01, 2021 09:47 UTC