The UK could have a record-breaking six days of 30C heat for the first time in September, the Met Office has said, after the nation experienced its hottest day of 2023
Britain is set to experience a record-breaking six days of scorching 30C heat in September for the first time ever, according to the Met Office.
Thursday was provisionally declared as the hottest day of the year so far, with a sizzling 32.6C recorded in Wisley, Surrey – surpassing the previous high of 32.2C set in June.
The current heatwave has already shattered the existing record for the most consecutive days above 30C in September. Clear weather conditions, amplified by Saharan dust, have also resulted in strikingly vivid sunsets and sunrises.
Thursday marked the fourth day of temperatures exceeding 30C, outdoing the previous record of three days, which had been witnessed on four separate occasions and most recently in 2016.