UK records warmest day of 2025 so far as temperatures hit 29.4C

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/13/uk-records-warmest-day-of-year-met-office

by Wagamaga

16 comments

  1. The UK has recorded its warmest day of the year so far, with temperatures hitting 29.4C, the Met Office has said.

    However, the forecasting service said thunderstorms were “pushing into” the Channel, and an amber weather warning for severe thunderstorms in the east and south-east would come into force at 8pm on Friday.

    A Met Office spokesperson said: “We have now provisionally had the warmest day of the year so far with 29.4C at Santon Downham in Suffolk.”

    The UK Health Security Agency issued its first yellow heat-health alert this year, running until 8am on Sunday in the east and south-east of England, London and the East Midlands.

    This means there could be an increased use of healthcare services by vulnerable people, including those over 65 and individuals with pre-existing health conditions.

    The heat and humidity could spark “very severe weather” overnight, the Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said.

  2. Was only 17 degrees in my part of Northern Ireland today lol

  3. It felt like that last night in Essex, so hot and sticky…

  5. Yeah its called summer, happens every year. Back in the early 90s we had temperatures in the high 30 degrees, this is nothing new. Go on do your worst, 19 downvotes and counting…. Seems like mans got an unpopular opinion XD

  6. Summer is on the way shocker!

    Climate change is a thing, but c’mon.

  7. Anyone pretending this is normal temperatures for this time of year is nuts.

  8. It’s been 14 degrees and torrential rain all day in Cornwall. Similar forecast tomorrow but a degree or two warmer. Where’s this nice weather?!

  9. Currently in the garden enjoying a few glasses of wine in the Cotswolds sat under heavy grey clouds and ready to run indoors when that rain starts cause when it starts it’s going to get cool and noisy.

    No sunscreen required here.

  10. I climbed Enchanted Rock in Texas during 35c heat. It was unpleasant to some degree but worth it.

  11. Er….Mid Devon here. Very heavy rain for the last three hours and cold. I’m even thinking of wearing a jumper.

  12. Next you’ll be telling me that the coldest day of the year is in winter. Crazy.

  13. So, of course, my neighbour is having a bonfire of green garden waste…

  14. 20C heat here in Devon and it’s still pissing it down. The worst combination.

  15. **Not** in the Highlands of Scotland.

    Source – I am in the Highlands of Scotland and the builders repointing my house took the afternoon off because it was raining.

  16. Wonderful. I fingered my hole on my hot sweaty bed and then smelled my finger. So hot

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