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Met Office Warns of 'High Temperature Spikes' and Heatwaves This Summer
The forecaster expects above-average temperatures, with an increased chance of heatwaves and thunderstorms after the warmest spring on record.
- On June 1, the Met Office released its three-month summer forecast, predicting "an increased chance of heatwaves and heat-related impacts" with above-average temperatures expected throughout June, July, and August.
- This outlook follows the warmest spring on record for England and Wales, where temperatures reached 35.1C at Kew Gardens in London during late May, establishing a new May temperature record.
- Weather experts at MeteoGroup expect "significant bursts" of heat, while the World Meteorological Organization warned of an 80% probability that a warming El Niño climate event will develop this summer.
- Early June brings unsettled weather to the UK as Atlantic frontal systems arrive with rain, though forecasters anticipate higher pressure and more settled conditions will emerge later this month.
- Climate trends indicate hotter-than-average summers are now twice as likely compared to the 1991-2020 reference period, reflecting rising UK temperatures consistent with global climate change.
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Met Office warns of 'increased heatwave risk' this summer
We could see more heatwaves over the summer period. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images) The Met Office has warned this summer could be a scorcher as it released its three-month outlook. Monday marked the first day of meteorological summer following a week-long heatwave that began over the late May bank holiday. Temperature records were shattered as the UK experienced the warmest May night on record. May 25 was the hottest May…
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