Summer 2026 on course to be UK's hottest on record
The Met Office projects that Summer 2026 is on track to become the UK's hottest summer on record. Only average weather conditions for the rest of August are needed to surpass the previous record, which was set in Summer 2025, highlighting the rapid acceleration of temperature extremes in the UK.
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