UK set for hotter than usual summer and heatwaves, Met Office predicts
Sunday, 1 June 2025 () The UK appears to be on the verge of a hotter than usual summer – with the Met Office warning there's an increased risk of heatwaves in the coming months.
The UK has experienced its sunniest spring on record, with four days of the season still to go. Some 630 hours of sunshine were clocked up across the country between March 1 and May 27, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. This beats the previous record of 626 hours set in 2020. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn