The sun is here to stay
Heatwave is here to stay until next week
AUTUMN has been put on hold as this month’s blast of sunshine extends into next week.
Forecasters say most of the UK will continue to have warm weather and sunny skies for much of September.
Temperatures soared to 31.3C in southern England yesterday.
And the warm spell, which began on Saturday, will be the longest September heatwave since 2016.
Bookies have slashed the odds on the UK recording the month’s highest ever temperature, which dates back to 1906.
The Met Office says its long-range forecast predicts that “typical autumnal” conditions of wind and rain will not arrive until the end of the month.
Before that, it adds: “Dry and settled weather seems likely to continue through next week, bringing sunny spells. Above average temperatures are likely for many locations and it could be very warm in the South.”
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The UK’s warmest spot y yesterday was Frittenden, K Kent, at 31.3C.
P Police kept an eye on sunb sunbathers in parks with the ongoing restrictions on more than six people meeting outdoors. Tragically, a teenager drowned in a river in King’s Nympton, Devon, while swimming during the hot spell.
The 19-year-old, of Barnstaple, disappeared at 4.20pm on Monday. His body was found in the water seven hours later. Network Rail blamed hot conditions for speed restrictions that were imposed on lines in Northampton.