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UK heatwave expected as temperatures near record highs for May

UK heatwave expected as temperatures near record highs for May A heatwave is expected to be declared

Seven deaths in France linked to record-high temperatures

recorded new monthly highs on Monday. More new highs will be set in France, Spain and the UK on Tuesday, forecasters said, with temperatures

Parts of England expected to hit 35C in ‘unprecedented’ May heatwave

UK in our temperature records, with highs of 35C expected. The current May record is 32.8C. Records

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Temperatures across the UK hit record highs on Monday, with much of England remaining under

UK records its highest ever May temperature

highs of 31C for Wednesday and 30C on Thursday. Overnight temperatures on Sunday broke the UK’s highest minimum temperature for May, with Kenley airfield recording

Health alerts issued for bank holiday weekend as record May heat forecast in UK

UK Amber heat health alerts have been issued for the bank holiday weekend as record-breaking May temperatures as high

Hottest May day on record in UK as temperatures pass 34C

UK recorded its warmest May night on Sunday, with highs of 19.4C in London. The average temperature

More than 20 towns in France record highest ever May temperatures

UK’s Met Office said](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/25/uk-heat-may-temperature-record-weather) the country’s all-time temperature record for May was broken on Monday when a temperature of 33.5C was recorded at Heathrow near London, with highs

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record-breaking May temperatures as high as 33C (91F) expected in parts of the UK

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UK’s [all-time temperature record](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/25/uk-heat-may-temperature-record-weather) for May, with scorching highs of close

England could break May heat record again with 35C possible in some areas

record highs - seven out of 12 - have been set since 2003, according to the Met Office. These exceptionally high temperatures have been caused by "the influence of warmth building under an area of high pressure

Western Europe braces for first major heat event of the summer

records for May expected to be set in possibly hundreds of places. Temperatures across [Portugal](https://www.theguardian.com/world/portugal), Spain, France and the UK were expected to exceed 30C (86F) on Friday and into next week

UK braces for hottest May day on record as 30C heat continues

UK is likely to experience its hottest May day on record on Monday as searing heat continues.** Temperatures are forecast to reach as high

Heatwave likely to be confirmed as record-breaking temperatures forecast

record for May could also be swept aside too if any location stays above the 18.9C set in Folkestone on the night of the 30-31 May 1947. ![UK temperature maps for Sunday

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UK’s Met Office said [the country’s all-time record for May was broken](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/25/uk-heat-may-temperature-record-weather) when a temperature of 34.8C was recorded at London’s Kew Gardens. Météo France said late

Is there a late spring heatwave on the way?

recorded at Kew Gardens](/weather/articles/c9d46yx0ndwo) during an unusually warm early April. ![Colour map of UK and Europe showing high pressure the the east of the UK, southerly wind arrows and warm air, and a front

Warm weekend forecast before Arctic air brings cold spell next week

UK's highest May temperature was 32.8C (91F), recorded at locations in London and south-east England on 29 May 1944. Last year brought the warmest ever start to May with a high

Hot weather to intensify in UK over bank holiday weekend

record as temperatures are forecast to approach 33C in south-east England. Amber heat health alerts have been issued by the UK Health Security agency for the Midlands, eastern and south-east England. Amber alerts

Arctic air to sweep UK bringing midweek cold snap

UK can make a big difference. Any southerly will drag in the increasingly warm air from the Mediterranean, potentially boosting temperatures into the high twenties. Just as we saw in early April when we recorded

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temperatures in summer – heatwaves as high as 45C lasting for more than a week, dwarfing the [previous record of 40C in 2022](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/19/day-of-40c-shocks-scientists-as-uk-heat-record-absolutely-obliterated) – as well as more frequent droughts and severe flooding, according