Hottest day of the year forecast for this weekend – how warm will it get where you are?
The record for the hottest day of the year could be broken this weekend for the second time in three days as the mercury is set to rise above 30C once again in the UK.
On Thursday, the Met Office recorded 32.6C in Surrey – the hottest day of the year so far.
The forecaster also believes the country could have six days of 30C heat for the first time in September.
Sky News weather producer Steff Gaulter said there is a “good chance” Saturday will be the hottest day of the year, with temperatures expected to climb to a sweaty 33C.
But this won’t last long as cooler weather begins to spread by the start of next week, she added.
“This weekend is also when we’ll see the hot weather start to break down,” she said.
“Because there’s so much heat around giving so much energy to the atmosphere, there’s also the risk we could see some pretty active thunderstorms pop up on Sunday.”
Here’s how the forecast looks in your area:
Northeast
It’s expected to be a bright start to Saturday, with a chance of some showers through the afternoon, which could be heavy at times.
Temperatures will remain high for most of the day, as Newcastle is forecast highs of 25C and Middlesbrough 28C.
It’s a different picture on Sunday, as cloudy skies bring the risk of heavy, thundery showers. The region can expect highs between 21C and 23C.
Blackpool could see high temperatures
Northwest
Saturday will be warm and mostly dry, despite a small chance of thundery weather in the afternoon.
Temperatures can get as high as 28C in the day and it will stay as warm as 23C into the evening.
While the chance of rain increases on Sunday, it will stay warm and humid for most as the top temperature is expected to match Saturday.
As the weekend draws to a close, temperatures will start to drop.
Check the five-day forecast in your area
West Midlands
Early fog will clear on Saturday morning to make way for a warm and dry day, with highs of 31C in some parts.
Birmingham and Coventry can expect temperatures of around 29C, with the occasional cloud cover, and Wolverhampton should hover at around 28C later in the day.
Like much of the UK, there is a small chance of some showers – even thunder – in the afternoon.
Sunday brings a higher risk of rain, which could turn heavy and thundery, but it will stay warm and humid with highs of around 27C.
The hot weather won’t last, with cooler days forecast early next week
Southwest
It’s another warm day across the southwest on Saturday, with highs of 27C in Plymouth and around 25C into Cornwall.
There is a chance of showers as the day goes on, but the risk is higher on Sunday, when temperatures will begin to drop to around 23C and thunderstorms are possible.
Like the rest of the southeast, Buckinghamshire will see high temperatures
Southeast
Areas in and around London and Surrey could see the hottest temperatures in the UK on Saturday as the thermometer is expected to rise to 32C – and possibly slightly higher.
It’s likely to be slightly cooler around coastal areas, but still well into the high 20s.
Sunday will also stay predominantly warm with long sunny spells.
East Anglia
It will stay warm and sunny around the region, with Norwich experiencing highs of 30C on Saturday, like much of the surrounding parts.
There is a chance of some showers, but this risk is slightly higher on Sunday, which will still be sunny and warm at around 27C.
East Midlands
Saturday will be warm, with highs of 30C after a misty start to the morning.
There will be a risk of showers on Sunday, but it could remain as high as 30C.
Scotland
Much of Scotland can expect to remain mainly dry on Saturday, with highs of 25C near the border with England and 23C in Edinburgh.
There is a chance of some showers on Sunday, particularly further north, but southern areas can expect warm sunshine to see out the weekend.
Northern Ireland
It’s set to be another warm day in Northern Ireland on Saturday after early morning mist lifts to give way to sunny spells and highs of 24C around Belfast.
Thunderstorms are also possible in the afternoon, however, as temperatures start to cool on Sunday, which is forecast to be largely cloudy with highs of around 21C.
Wales
The outlook is even brighter around Wales, with Cardiff likely to see clear skies throughout Saturday and highs of 28C.
Low cloud could affect some coastal areas and there is a small chance there could be showers in the afternoon.
In keeping with the rest of the UK, it will be cooler in Wales on Sunday, with highs of 24C and cloudy skies threatening light rain.
A weather warning is in place
Warning still in place
The prolonged period of heat poses a risk to older people and anyone with respiratory or cardiovascular diseases.
The UK Health Security Agency therefore has issued an amber warning until 9pm on Sunday in nearly every area of England.
A yellow heat alert is in place until the same time in the northeast of England.
‘No chance’ of all-time record
While a record for 2023 is likely, Met Office meteorologist Simon Partridge says it won’t get high enough to break the all-time September temperature record.
September’s highest daily temperature reading was 35.6C recorded on 2 September 1906 in South Yorkshire, according to the Met Office.
“There is potential that we might get a little bit warmer over the weekend, not by a massive amount, but enough to make it the warmest day of the year so far again,” he said.
“It is always going to be around 32C, close to 33C at the maximum temperature.”
But another record is within reach.
“If we do see 30C all the way through until Sunday, which it looks fairly sure it will be, that will be six days in a row that we have reached 30C,” he added.
“Previously in September we’ve only reached 30C three days in a row.
“So although it’s not the the hottest spell of weather we’ve had in September, in terms of prolonged hot weather it is twice as long as we have previously had.”
A workman saved a seven-year-old boy from a burning car in the aftermath of a deadly crash caused by a suicidal ex-pilot, an inquest has heard.
The schoolboy’s rescue came following the collision on the M6, which killed former RAF man Richard Woods and four others, in October last year.
Last week a coroner ruled that Woods, 40, took his own life by deliberately driving his Skoda the wrong way down the motorway while drunk and hitting a Toyota Yaris head-on.
The driver of the Toyota, Jaroslaw Rossa, 42, was also killed, along with his two sons, Filip, 15, and Dominic, seven, and his partner Jade McEnroe, 33.
Cockermouth Coroner’s Court heard on Thursday that Ms McEnroe’s son was also in the car but survived after workman Gavin Walsh came to his rescue at the scene, which was near Tebay services in Cumbria.
In a statement to the inquest, Mr Walsh said he was a passenger in a transit van travelling to Scotland when he witnessed the crash.
He jumped out of the vehicle and used a jack to smash the rear windscreen of the Toyota and pulled the boy out of the burning vehicle.
Mr Walsh said: “We really did try, I can assure everyone we did our best. We only had minimal time.
“I saved a life that day and I hope never to witness anything like that again.”
He added that he has never stopped thinking about the boy, and said: “I hope we will meet again one day and I will give you a massive hug.”
At the time, the family were returning to Glasgow from a trip to Legoland in Windsor, Berkshire.
The inquest heard that Wood, who was travelling at a speed of at least 65mph, would have been charged with manslaughter had he survived.
Recording conclusions of unlawful killing, Cumbria assistant coroner Margaret Taylor said: “I found that Jaroslaw, Jade, Filip and Dominic died as a consequence of the unlawful acts of another driver.”
The inquest heard how Mr Woods, from Cambridgeshire, had served a distinguished 14-year career in the RAF and was a flight instructor for BAE Systems at the time of his death.
Jade McEnroe. Pic: Cumbria Constabulary
Dominic and Filip. Pic: Cumbria Constabulary
In Ms Taylor’s record of inquest, Mr Woods was said to have been experiencing “a number of stressors in his life” and had a “history of harmful use of alcohol”.
Following the crash, he was found to be nearly four times over the legal drink-drive limit and a two-thirds empty bottle of gin was found in his car.
On the day of his death, concerns had been raised over his behaviour at a work conference near Preston in Lancashire.
Mr Woods failed to return to his seat after lunch and was later spotted driving erratically and swerving across three northbound carriageway lanes on the M6.
After pulling onto the hard shoulder, he then proceeded to U-turn and drove southward on lane three.
Filip, Dominic and Jaroslaw Rossa. Pic: Cumbria Constabulary
Detective Sergeant Deborah Story, from Cumbria Police, told the inquest that Mr Woods would have been prosecuted on four counts of manslaughter had he lived.
She said hypothetical charges of murder were considered by detectives but not thought appropriate because of a lack of information that Mr Woods knew the family or anything that provided a link between them.
Ms McEnroe’s parents, Marie McEnroe and George McNellis, told the coroner they thought it was “murder”.
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A statement from the mother of Filip and Dominic, and the ex-wife of Mr Rossa, Kamila, was read out at the inquest.
She said Mr Rossa, known as Jarek, was born in Poland where they became a couple and went on to have three boys.
He loved playing computer games and had “lots of friends”, she said, and worked at the Wagamama restaurant in Silverburn, Glasgow.
She said she was “devastated” over the deaths, adding: “Our lives will never be the same.
“I am heartbroken at the passing of my beloved angels Filip and Dominic.”
Marie McEnroe said her daughter, a spa therapist, had been in a relationship with Mr Rossa for about two-and-a-half years.
She said Jade had been a “brilliant mother” to her only child, was “really happy” with Mr Rossa and it was “lovely chaos” when all the boys were playing together.
Ms McEnroe added: “Life changed forever that day”.
Ms Taylor praised the “selfless acts of bravery” from those in the aftermath of the collision, including Mr Walsh, who she said went towards the burning car “without hesitation for his own safety”.
The coroner added: “Without his swift response, Jade’s child would also have perished.”
Addressing the bereaved family members, she said: “Your loss is unimaginable but you have conducted yourself with dignity and I thank you for that. I wish you strength for the future.”
Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org in the UK. In the US, call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 (800) 273-TALK.
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