BRITS are looking forward to basking in more sunshine today after the hottest May day on record.
The recent has been the hottest start to the month since records began – and temperatures could go even higher.
Brits flocked to parks and beaches across the UK yesterday to
A temperature of 29C was recorded at Kew Gardens, in South-Weston Thursday afternoon.
The previous record for May Day was 27.4C recorded at Lossiemouth, Moray, on May 1, 1990.
But sadly for Brits, the hot and sunny will soon come to an end in the next few days, according to the Met Office.
Cooler weather is starting to drift in from the north on Friday as the mercury falls.
It means temperatures are expected to ease today and tomorrow, with cooler conditions of 14C to 18C expected across the UK, said the forecaster.
The bank holiday weekend is set to bring largely dry weather despite the cooler conditions.
While much of the country will avoid significant rain, temperatures are expected to dip compared with recent days, with Sunday likely to feel the chilliest.
meteorologist Craig Snell said: “Temperatures will range from low double figures in the north to the mid-teens in the south, with averages of around 10C in northern and 15C or 16C in southern .”;
He added: “It will certainly feel a good deal cooler.
“The May sunshine is still strong, so it won’t feel too bad if you’re under the sun but if you’re under the cloud it will feel markedly different.”;
Saturday may bring some showers, particularly in southern coastal counties.
However, Mr Snell said “a lot of the UK will be largely dry”; across the weekend.
“There’s a fair bit of dry weather around, a few spots of rain here and there, but nothing too widespread,”; he said.
Sunday is expected to be the coldest day, with a slight recovery in temperatures possible by Monday.
“By the time we get to Monday, we might start to see a recovery in temperatures,”; Mr Snell added, with highs of around 16C in the south and 12C in the far north.
Stephen Dixon, a Met Office spokesman, previously said: “Temperatures tomorrow will be slightly reduced from what we’ve seen today, possibly 26 or 27 degrees in the far southeast of through the day tomorrow.”;
Thursday was also the warmest day of the year so far, beating the previous high of 26.7C reached in Wisley, , on Wednesday.
Last wasn’t even close to being this hot, with the average temperature only being 14C.
It was thesince 2015, which saw average temps of 13C.
