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UK heatwave expected as temperatures near record highs for May A heatwave is expected to be declared
Heatwave temperature thresholds must be reached for three consecutive days or more ## Temperature records may fall Saturday brought the UK
May heat record again with 35C possible in some areas Forecasters are warning temperatures could reach 35C in parts of England on Tuesday as a record-breaking heatwave continues. On Monday, the UK
UK in our temperature records, with highs of 35C expected. The current May record is 32.8C. Records are usually only broken by tenths of a degree, making this heatwave
temperature recorded in May of 32.8C, set in 1944. Parts of the UK could also enter a heatwave
heatwaves becoming more frequent and more intense. Since record-keeping began in the UK, there have only been a handful of years when temperatures reached or exceeded 30C in May
UK experiencing this historic heatwave, with several European countries seeing May heat records broken over the last few days. In Spain, 38C was recorded on Sunday. Across France and Germany, with temperatures
UK heatwave has broken records for the hottest day and night temperatures ever recorded in May
May’s record temperatures. The UK experienced a “tropical night” on Monday after temperatures earlier in the day had hit a provisional all-time meteorological spring record of 34.8C (94.6F) at Kew Gardens
heatwave in Paris, France. Photograph: Adnan Farzat/NurPhoto/Shutterstock The 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
heatwave threshold in London where it exceeded 28C (82.4F), marking the warmest day of the year so far. It's possible bank holiday Monday could become the hottest May day on record as temperatures
record, with temperatures hitting 34.8C at Kew Gardens, south-west London – a reading it described as “exceptional in the UK even in mid-summer, let alone May”. In Spain, widespread highs
May records are likely to be set in France, [Spain](https://www.theguardian.com/weather/spain) and the UK, Météo France said, with a “premature, remarkable and long” heat episode expected to last several more days and temperatures
may not sound like much, but it will mean far higher 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
UK record for highest daily minimum temperature in May … again,” the forecaster said. “Temperatures didn’t fall below 21.3C overnight at Kenley airfield, making it a ‘tropical night’ (no lower than 20C),” it added
UK has recorded its highest-ever May temperature for the second consecutive day, as thermometers hit 35C (95F) at Heathrow and Kew Gardens in London, the Met Office said. The latest high was recorded
heatwave thresholds across the next few days, with temperatures widely in the high 20s and low 30s into next week. Bank holiday Monday could see the hottest May day on record as temperatures are forecast
UK, France and Germany, large parts of which are experiencing temperatures 10-15C above the climate average. Monday and Tuesday will be the peak of the heatwave in some ways, with temperatures most widely
recorded at Kew Gardens in April.](/weather/articles/c9d46yx0ndwo) However, there remains uncertainty about how long the warm spell will last. The most likely scenario is for heatwave conditions to hold on until at least the middle
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