Britain sizzles with record-breaking bank holiday temperatures of 32C forecast and 'tropical nights' ahead

Want LBC stories before everyone else? Set us as your Preferred Source on Google

Several heat warnings remain in place across parts of the UK, with "exceptional" temperatures and high UV levels forecast into Monday, Met Office Meteorologist Tom Morgan confirmed.

Temperatures of 32C are forecast across southern parts of the UK, with cloud and showers moving in overnight - despite temperatures over 20C remaining in cities overnight.

Into Sunday, the mercury is set to rise further, with temperatures 34C or 35C forecast, the Met Office added.

The all-time temperature record looks also looks set to be broken, with the current record for May standing at 32.8C.

It comes after temperatures soared on Saturday, with the Met Office confirming the UK's hottest temperature of 30.5C, recorded in the village of Frittenden, Kent.

Read More: Temperatures top 28C as Brits bask in hottest day of the year so far

Read More: How hot will the UK be for the rest of May?

Before now, Friday had seen the year’s warmest temperatures when highs of 28.4C were measured in Heathrow, Cambridge and Cranwell in Lincolnshire.

Temperatures were forecast to be warm coming into the weekend, with weather predicted to be hotter than Athens, Split and even Victoria, in the Seychelles.

The heatwave is expected to continue into Monday, with the UK forecast to experience its hottest May day on record.

Temperatures are expected to reach 33C in southern England and the Midlands, with UK residents advised to ensure they are wearing sunscreen with a high SPF.

Tropical nights are also forecast, breaking yet another record. It marks the first time the UK has experienced one in May.

The terms 'tropical night' is defined as a 24-hour period in which overnight minimum temperatures fail to drop below 20C.

A phenomenon usually linked to countries in the Mediterranean such as Spain and Greece, the UK has never experienced nighttime temperatures akin to this during May.

The current May temperature record is 32.8C, which was logged in Camden Square, north London, in 1922, and in Horsham in West Sussex, Tunbridge Wells in Kent, and Regent’s Park in central London in 1944.

UV levels will also be high across much of the UK over the bank holiday weekend, with a UV index of seven expected in Cardiff and London on Saturday, as well as in Manchester on Sunday, meaning anyone outdoors is advised to apply sun cream.

Greg Dewhurst, senior operational meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “High pressure will dominate through the whole of the Bank Holiday weekend.

Plenty of very warm sunshine across England and Wales each day".