The UK likely experienced the hottest day of the year so far yesterday as temperatures soared close to 40 °C, making it the second time. The good news is that today won’t feel as hot, and some rain is on the forecast. Will this rain reach your area?

If you felt exceptionally hot yesterday, the following facts provide an insight as to why. Provisional readings in Kew Gardens, London, reached 38.1°C, making it the second time the UK has reached 38°C after the same temperatures was recorded in Norfolk in June.
The only time a temperature this high has been recorded twice in a calendar year was in 2022.This happened as the Met Office issued a rare amber warning for extreme heat across a large part of the UK. Another yellow warning was i
n place over Northern Ireland through the night as the combination of hot air and high humidity lead to the formation of thunderstorms and scattered heavy showers. The introduction of instability came from a cold front that approached the UK from the West, bringing fresher air and much more instabil
ity to the Northwestern corner of the UK. Early morning rain in the North of ScotlandThis helped to keep temperatures in the mid-teens across much of North West Scotland and Nort
hern Ireland, whilst high teens and even 20°C remained in the South.The good news is that the UK’s fifth heatwave peaked yesterday and we can expect some changes to occur through the next few hours and
days. How much
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