The UK is bracing for a sharp drop in temperatures next week after the country experienced its hottest May day on record. The Met Office confirmed that temperatures provisionally hit 35°C at Heathrow and Kew Gardens in London on Tuesday, following a scorching bank holiday weekend that saw the previous record of 32.8°C broken.
While conditions are expected to remain warm and dry for most of the week, a more changeable spell is forecast from Sunday onwards as Atlantic weather systems move in from the west. The Met Office's long-range outlook for May 31 to June 9 warns of a mixture of drier spells and showers, with the heaviest rain likely in the west and northwest.
Met Office weather maps for next Tuesday (June 2) show a marked drop in temperatures, with southern England and Wales expecting highs in the late teens, while parts of the South East could reach 20°C. Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are expected to remain cooler, with temperatures hovering around the mid-teens.
The Met Office advises that temperatures will be near-normal overall, with the warmest spots most likely across eastern areas. It will also be breezy at times, especially in northwestern areas.
