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

Temperatures are forecast to reach as high as 34C, after eight England regions entered heatwave conditions on Sunday.

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UK records its highest ever May temperature

Scientists say record-breaking heat is a reminder of how climate crisis is affecting lives The fierce heat sweeping Europe over the bank holiday weekend has beaten the UK’s all-time temperature record for May, with highs of up to 35C still to come on Monday afternoon. A temperature of 33.5C was recorded at London’s Heathrow on Monday lunchtime, according to provisional data from the Met Offfice, beating the previous May record that was set in Camden Square in 1922 and reached again in Tunbrid...

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France swelters as first-ever May heatwave alert issued

France experienced record high temperatures for May over the weekend, according to the country’s national weather service, with Paris recording this year's first temperature above 30C on Saturday. A spokesperson for Meteo France added that a yellow heatwave alert issued Sunday was the very first “to be issued in May since the system was created in 2004".

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Hottest May day ever recorded in the UK as temperatures top 33C - and could still go higher

The UK is braced for a potentially historic day as forecasters say a trio of weather records could fall

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Britain records hottest day of 2026 as 35C heatwave scorches London, Kent and Southeast England

Britain is experiencing its hottest weather of 2026, with temperatures soaring across England and parts of the country potentially reaching 35C. Official heatwave conditions have been declared in southern and eastern England, prompting amber heat-health alerts due to the extreme heat and potential strain on services.

By TOI World Desk

Temperatures to reach up to 27 degrees as warm spell continues

Sunny weather follows unusually cold May, with highest temperature of the year so far, 24.9 degrees, recorded at Phoenix Park

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Delhi records 2nd warm night this season, yellow alert remains for intense heat

Safdarjung, Delhi’s base weather station, logged a minimum temperature of 32.4°C, six degrees above normal, making it the warmest night in May in 14 years

Blue economy central to future European prosperity, says shipping minister

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Temperatures of up to 27C expected today

Met Éireann is forecasting "very warm" temperatures of up to 27C today, with "long spells of sunshine".

Hottest day of the year expected as temperatures to soar up to 27C

While the warm weather is expected to last for much of the week, it will not stretch into the June bank holiday weekend

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Warmest weather of the year on the way, with temperatures set to hit 27 degrees today

It’s expected to be even hotter on Tuesday.

Ukraine forecasts up to 29°C on Monday, with brief rain showers in some areas

On Monday, May 25, brief rain showers are expected in some parts of Ukraine, with daytime temperatures reaching up to 29°C.