The Latest Breaking News from Met Office

The UK has recorded its hottest ever temperature, passing 40℃ for the first time. But you can’t deny it had fair warning. The Met Office issued an amber weather warning six days before the heatwave and upgraded it to red three days later, enough time to trade cooling-down tips with…

The record breaking temperatures will soon come to an end

And still the hottest part of the day is to come

Much of the country has been sweltering in a heatwave, with a red ‘extreme heat’ warning over parts of England and Wales.

The mercury is continuing to rise

Scotland could see soaring temperatures by the 2070s if greenhouse gas emissions continue to be high. Summer temperatures could hit 35C

The Met Office has a yellow warning in place for thunderstorms on Wednesday

The Met Office have said to expect rain and thunderstorms across Merseyside and the rest of the North West as temperatures drop back down

Today's temperature has beaten the previous record of 38.7C recorded in 2019