UK weather: London poised for hottest day of year - and that's just the start this summer

 
Sunny days: Londoners in Green Park in May (PA)
Robin de Peyer11 June 2014

London could be set for its hottest day of the year this week as forecasters said this summer would be warmer than average in Britain.

Temperatures in the capital could soar towards the 30C mark by Friday to break this year's 26C record set in May.

The Met Office's Nicola Maxey said: “We are looking at a pretty nice week. Cloud is around as well. It won’t be wall to wall sunshine but we could have some prolonged spells of sunshine.

“The south-east is likely to be the warmest area of the country and by Friday there is a chance we could go over the hottest day of the year so far.”

In its three month forecast for June to August, the Met Office said the UK has a 25 per cent chance of having one of its warmer summers - compared to a 10 per cent chance of cooler temperatures.

But forecasters said the country will not necessarily be basking in sunshine all summer as they warned milder nights caused by cloud cover and wet weather could increase average temperatures.

A 30-day forecast shows weather should settle down, with London and the south-east set for warm sunshine during June.

A Met Office statement said: "While the current three month outlook suggests there is a higher chance of above average temperatures than below average, it does not tell us about the type of weather we may see.

"There is also only a small forecast signal for summer rainfall and, therefore, we cannot make any strong assumptions about the weather we’ll see."

The mild weather predicted for the next month could spell misery for hay fever sufferers as the pollen season reaches full swing.

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