The UK is set to blaze today, August 12, as forecasters including the Met Office predict that today will be the hottest day of 2024. Temperatures will reach 34-35C in some areas of the UK, following a hot weekend for many in the country. High-pressure winds drawing in warm air from Europe caused temperatures to climb on Sunday and remain high on Monday but they are expected to return to average levels on Tuesday, the Met Office said.
Temperatures are unlikely to exceed the 40.3C recorded at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, on July 19 2022, the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK, according to forecasters. A surge of heat from the south will bring very hot and humid weather across much of England and Wales today 🌡️ Here are some tips for keeping cool in hot weather 👇 https://t.
co/asOEDW51lS pic.twitter.com/kPP0L9YIm1 — Met Office (@metoffice) August 12, 2024 How hot will it be today as the UK to blaze in heatwave Discussing the weather and the heat, Met Office forecaster Craig Snell said: “It’s going to be hot.
“The weather is coming with a lot of humidity, so it will feel quite uncomfortable out there across central-eastern England. “Elsewhere, it’s still going to be warm and humid, but the hottest weather will be in central-eastern England.” London, East Anglia and the home counties will experience the warmest weather, with highs of 33C expected in London, 26C in Manchester and 21C in Edinburgh.
Thunderstorms are expected in Northern Ireland, Scotland a.