UK breaks into 40°C temperatures for the first time ever
UK breaks into 40°C temperatures for the first time ever
Today’s weather has smashed the previous record of 38.7°C set in 2019 (Picture: PA/AP/Nick Edwards)
The temperature has exceeded 40°C for the first time ever in the UK, the Met Office has said.
The threshold was hit at 12.50pm at Heathrow, when a provisional temperature of 40.2°C was recorded.
Temperatures are still expected to rise later this afternoon, before thunderstorms hit parts of Britain…