Wales and Northern Ireland have recorded their warmest August bank holiday Monday temperatures.
It was 28.1C (82.5F) at Gogerddan, beating the previous record of 26.5C (79.7F) set in Crossway, Gwent, in 1991.
Meanwhile, the mercury hit 24.5C (76.1F) in Magilligan, Derry/Londonderry compared with the previous record of 23.8C (74.8F) at Banagher, Derry/Londonderry, in 1983.
There were no records broken in England and Scotland.
The warmest August bank holiday Monday on record for the UK and England was 33.2C (91.7F), recorded at London’s Heathrow Airport and Cambridge Botanic Garden on 26 August 2019.
Scotland’s highest was 25.6C (78F) at Kelso, Roxburghshire, in 1984.
There was widespread sunshine for most on Monday but later in the day the remnants of Hurricane Erin, a storm which previously hit the US east coast, will be west of the UK, bringing rain and wind which will continue throughout the week.
For the next few days, temperatures will be nearer average, low 20s in the south and high teens across the north.
Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell said: “On Monday it will be a very warm and sunny picture for most.
“It will start to go downhill and rain will start to move in for Northern Ireland into the afternoon.”
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From Tuesday onwards, spells of rain will be moving across all parts of the country, and it will be wettest in the west, Mr Snell said.
“It will be heavy at times in the west, but at the moment we’re not expecting too many impacts, and it may, for farmers or anyone who needs the rain, be welcome,” he added.
On Wednesday, a band of rain will move across the whole country, and low pressure will remain until the weekend with further spells of rain.