BBC weather forecast: Glorious highs of 27C to break bank holiday record for hottest ever
BANK Holiday Monday weather in Britain will beak records as temperature reach new highs making it the hottest May Day on record.
BBC Weather has said that temperatures across the UK could reach 27C on Monday, making it the hottest on record.
BBC Weather forecaster Sarah Keith-Lucas said: “Another fine day, in fact glorious conditions across many parts of the country.
“Again we have got a little more cloud towards the north and the west.
“Around some coasts of Wales for instance there could be a little bit of cloud at times but I think less extensive than recent days.
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Temperatures getting up to 26C or 27C making it the warmest early May bank holiday on record
“Temperatures are getting up to 26C or 27C making it the warmest early May bank holiday on record.”
The current May Day record was set in 1999 with high temperatures of 23.6C.
Ms Keith-Lucas added: “Just a bit cooler for eastern Scotland and north east England.
“Moving into Tuesday, still sunny and warm towards the south eat with temperatures of 26C or 27C once again. Another warm day to come.”
The scorching prediction has prompted bookies to slash odds on this year’s May to be the hottest on record.
Betway’s Alan Alger said: “It looks like we could be in for a period of sunshine over the bank holiday weekend and, of the main cities in the UK, it’s London at evens that we expect to be hottest.
“Birmingham comes next in the market at 7/2 ahead of Cardiff at 5/1 and we are 11/2 for Belfast to top the temperature charts.
“It’s just 5/4 for the thermometer in London to hit 24°C on bank holiday Monday and it doesn’t look out of the realms of possibility at 10/1 that this year’s May will be the hottest on record.”