Next 10 days Cool/unsettled Perhaps warmer and drier later next week..

A south shifted jet stream bringing low pressure and unsettled weather to the UK for the time being...

The latest metoffice 3 month seasonal forecast for summer 2026... www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/wh...

Thunderstorms rest of today..

Unsettled this week Signs of improvement next week... www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/we...

The youngster Lula bringing out the more senior Ella's playful side ..

Meet Lula our new family member (could never 'replace' our beloved 11yr old Cocoa who we lost suddenly 6 weeks ago, but a new chapter begins)..14mth old rescue dog..and already getting on so well with our 9yr old Ella 🐶

So much interesting stuff in this Met Office blog post about Spring 2026. Intriguingly, almost opposite rainfall anomaly patterns in spring vs winter.

More records being broken.. Warmest spring on record for England and Wales – third warmest for UK www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

How has summer warmth changed in the UK?.... www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/ho...

Here's your latest metoffice weather update... youtu.be/lJUv1i7d-Ck?...

Provisional spring stats..

Now Portugal breaks its all time May temperature record... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What a month May has been for the CET Just under 10% of climate to highest

Today marks the 6th consecutive day of temperatures reaching 30°C or more here in the UK, with highs today reaching 32.0 °C at Heathrow 🌡️ Quite remarkable for any month..yet it's only May..

Quite staggering..

One big giveaway that someone is posting misinformation on social media... they 'forget' to quote the source of said information

Another shift in wind direction from E/SE yesterday to more S'ly today means eastern/southeastern parts of UK will see an increase in temperature High 20sC again SE now

Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels in the next five years... www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Yellow weather warning issued Thunderstorms across parts of Wales and western England Thursday 0000 – 0400 Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning

A last gasp attempt to generate a bit of convection before the warmth of the sun dissipates for another day..

Evidence of a change in wind direction plain to see today The heat pushed further west

No the record breaking heat currently hasn't been confined to airports or built up areas...the data confirms that it's been much more widespread than that...latest blog here... www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/re...

Thunderstorms possible..

Another new record...

Thunderstorm warning issued to 2am..

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Bubbling away

Today is now the hottest day in May on record for both England and Wales with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 35.1°C and Cardiff Bute Park reaching 32.9°C 🌡️

Don't forget to keep windows and curtains closed during the day to stop outside heat entering buildings As temperatures cool in the evening and overnight opening windows then allows cooling air in Maintains a constant cooler temperature inside

The amount of people that appear to have a phobia of the colour red...

WOW! 35c now at 2 locations, and still 1 or 2hrs heating potential!! We've reached 35 now 1 whole month earlier than the previous earliest on record ASTONISHING!!!

The earliest date the UK has reached 35C was on 26th June 1976 Today, 1 whole month earlier (!) we await news of today's high 🌡📈👀

33.3C Heathrow and climbing

The record high minimum May temperature for the UK was 18.9C..now a staggering 2.4C higher!!

30C at 10.40am Warmer than around this time yesterday 🌡📈

#Metoffice yellow warning ⚠️ for #thunderstorms issued 1500-2200 today #weatheraware www.metoffice.gov.uk

Steamy for a mid summer evening....oh wait a minute 🗓

Astounding...

A truly remarkable day 2C above the previous all time May record

Record for UK's hottest May day has been smashed, with temperatures 34C W London It's the hottest May day recorded in Wales, hottest bank holiday Monday in any month in the UK, & last night saw the highest overnight temperature for May Also hottest day of yr so far Scotland

Potentially 3 or 4 more hrs of heating to go...

The record for the hottest bank holiday Monday - of any month - will also likely be broken today. It currently sits at 33.3C, set in August 2019.

We're expecting a high of around 35C in the UK today..in May Just putting this into context, the highest temperature recorded during the whole of the remarkable 1976 heatwave was 35.9C..in July

These temperatures are truly staggering for 10.20 in the morning .. even if it were the height of summer .. and yet it's still Spring! Average daytime highs in the south are currently around 16 to 18 Celsius At 27 degrees (just into the low 80s F) we're already 10C above this!

This really is quite incredible .. and indeed very concerning Expecting the all time UK May high temperature record to be smashed by around 2.2C today..

Here we go then, the first all time UK temperature record provisionally falls in this current #heatwave .. 0.5C higher than the previous

Record breaking May day Jersey Records back to Jan 1894 ..30.1°C at Maison St Louis Observatory today — the earliest 30°C+ on record (previous: June 6, 1996 at 30.7°C). This also breaks the May temperature record of 28.9°C set on May 30, 2003. Marking an exceptional early-season temperature record

Further temperature records to monitor..

9pm in May Mid to upper 20s C still for quite a few southern areas 10 degrees or so above a typical daytime high