Britain is set to endure its hottest day on record next week with unprecedented 41C (106F) highs on Monday or Tuesday, forecasters said today as schools offered children the day off and rail passengers were warned of chaos.
Meteorologists say there is now a 60 per cent chance of breaking the all-time UK record of 38.7C (101.6F) set in Cambridge on July 15, 2019 – a probability that has doubled since the start of this week when it was at 30 per cent.
Parts of London are now set to hit 41C (106F) next Monday and 39C (102F) on Tuesday, according to BBC Weather – both of which would break the record that overtook a previous high of 38.5C (101.3F) on August 10, 2003.
Bookmaker Ladbrokes is now making it odds on at 1/2 that the UK’s hottest day on record will come next week. The warmth is coming up from Spain and Portugal which have also had a record heatwave with 47C (117F) highs.
The Met Office has warned of ‘widespread impacts on people and infrastructure’ from Sunday to Tuesday,…
