UK may experience six days of heat records-breaking 30°C in September

Forecasters predict that in September, the UK may experience six days where the temperature reaches 30°C or higher, which has never happened before.

Yesterday, the weather was very hot. It was the hottest day of the year so far, with a temperature of 32. 6°C recorded in Wisley, Surrey. This information was reported by the Met Office.

It was a little hotter than the highest temperature in 2023, which was 32. 2 degrees Celsius in June. This was the fourth day this month when the temperature was above 30 degrees Celsius.

This is better than the previous record of three days that happened four times before, with the most recent one being in September 2016.

Simon Partridge, a weatherman from the Met Office, said that if the temperature stays at 30°C all the way until Sunday, which seems likely, it will be the sixth day in a row that we have reached that temperature.

In September, we had three consecutive days where the temperature didn’t go higher than 30°C.

So even though this isn’t the hottest weather we’ve had in September, it has been hot for a longer time than before, twice as long.
The hottest temperature in September in the UK was 35. 6°C in 1906 in South Yorkshire, according to the Met Office.

Mr Partridge said it was impossible for the record to be beaten this year.

“He said that it might get a little warmer over the weekend, not a lot, but enough to be the warmest day of the year so far. ”

‘It will always be about 32 degrees Celsius, with the highest temperature reaching close to 33 degrees Celsius. ‘
The UK Health Security Agency gave a warning until 9pm on Sunday for most places in England. This warning is important for older people and those with certain health problems because they are more likely to be harmed.

Mr Partridge said that the biggest problem right now is the overnight temperatures. On Wednesday night, many places in southwest England and Wales didn’t go below 19°C, which is quite warm.

‘At nighttime, we will keep experiencing temperatures in the range of 15 to 19 degrees Celsius. ‘ Some places may not get colder than 20°C, so the nights can be warm and humid.

On Monday, the temperature will decrease a little bit, with London expected to be around 27 degrees Celsius. It will then drop to 23 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.

The remaining days of next week will have temperatures in the early 20s in the southeast and in the late teens towards the west and north.