Met Office announces hottest June day ever before thunderstorms hit 18 areas | Weather | News

Meteorology announced that the record for the hottest day in June was broken again for the third day in a row. The hottest June temperature ever was recorded in Wattisham, Suffolk, with the mercury reaching 36.9C.

This is even higher than the previous record, when 36.7 degrees was recorded in Merryfield, Somerset on Thursday, June 25. This exceeded the 36.1°C recorded in Gosport, Hampshire, on Wednesday; This record has been broken since June 1976. Wednesday night also recorded the hottest June night on record in the UK; Night temperatures in Cardiff did not fall below 23.5°C. The previous record was set in 1976 with 22.7 degrees. The announcement comes as large parts of the UK come under a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms, active from 2pm today (26 June). The weather warning covers areas in North East England, North West England and Yorkshire & Humber and will remain in force until 9pm on Friday.

The warning, issued at 09.45 this morning, stated: “Although most places will miss them, intermittent thunderstorms may occur this afternoon and early evening. Where thunderstorms occur, heavy rain, large hail, high winds and frequent lightning are possible, with 15 to 30 mm of rain possible in a short time in a few places.”

Meanwhile, the Met Office extended its red extreme heat warning for London and parts of east/south-east England until 9pm on Friday, marking an unprecedented three consecutive days of red alert for June. Amber extreme heat warnings remain in place across much of eastern and southern England as the historic heatwave continues.

Similar yellow storm warnings are in place for Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the rest of England, with the risk of heavy rain, frequent lightning, hail and gusts of 50 to 60 mph.