BLOOMING HOT SHOTS
Sonia Azimi and Grace Mellor take pictures of wildflowers in Golden Acre Park in Leeds yesterday on the hottest day of the year. A temperature of 31.6C (88.9F) was recorded at Heathrow, and the heatwave is due to continue this week.
YORKSHIRE HAS basked in glorious sunshine as temperatures topped a yearly high in a heatwave that could continue through the rest of the week.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far in both England and Wales, according to the Met Office, with both countries recording temperatures higher than 30C. The temperature reached 31.6C (88.9F) at Heathrow and 30.2C (86.4F) in Cardiff.
Meteorologist Tom Morgan said the extended hot spell is expected to last for much of the week and certainly into Thursday.
“It’s going to mean that people are really going to feel the effects of the heat as we go through this week,” he added.
Throughout Yorkshire, summer visitorslocked to beaches and rivers to cool down over the course of the weekend as a new yearly high was reached this weekend.
The region saw the highest temperatures in England on Saturday, with highs of 30.7C recorded at North Yorkshire’s Linton-on-Ouse, surpassing the 29.7C recorded in south-west London on June 14.
Visitors flocked to Scarborough’s beaches to make the most of the summer sun, while day-trippers to Knaresborough took advantage of riverside rowing boats to cool down in a welcome breeze.
Today looks to remain largely dry, Met Office forecasts suggest, with any cloud set to clear through this morning for a bright and sunny afternoon with highs of 25C.
Yorkshire’s coastal regions will be cooler in coming days, according to forecasts, while much of the region is set to remain warm and dry with temperatures expected to be in the high 20s for much of the week.
People are really going to feel the effects of the heat this week. Tom Morgan, Met Office meteorologist.