Many reports are saying today is expected to be the hottest day of the year with temperatures reaching 34°C around the UK. Swindonians awoke to the Mercury already breaking into the 20’s and this is set to continue to rise throughout the day as the mini-heatwave gets underway.
Swindon is expected to peak this afternoon at 29°C and tomorrow is expected to be even warmer reaching 31°C by late afternoon.
The #UKHeatwave started yesterday, and will continue today and tomorrow with max temps in the high twenties or low thirties for many 🌡️ pic.twitter.com/dXVklpHrh9
— Met Office (@metoffice) June 24, 2020
The highest UK temperature recorded in June currently stands at 35.6°C, set at Mayflower Park, Southampton on 28th June 1976.
With the strong summer sunshine forecast, UV levels are also expected to be high or very high – meaning everyone is being urged to wear suncream and take precautions to protect their health.
Hayfever sufferers could be facing a difficult few days as the pollen count remains Very High.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Dan Suri said: “From Wednesday temperatures will widely reach into the high twenties Celsius and it’ll be hot across much of the UK, especially central and southern England where we could see highs of 30 to 34 Celsius.
“This hot weather is expected to last until at least Friday and so heatwave conditions are likely to develop for some areas this week.
“In addition to the warm days we are going to see some warm nights this week as temperatures overnight remain in the mid-high teens across England and Wales.”
