Britons heading back to work after the hottest early May Bank Holiday weekend on record will enjoy the sweltering temperatures for one more day before the mercury dips.
The Bank Holiday sunshine – which saw England swelter in record-breaking highs of 28.7C (83.6F) – is expected to stick around for one more day before a front bringing cloud and rain pushes in from the West.
Met Office Forecaster Helen Roberts said highs of 28C (82.4F) were expected on Tuesday, with the South East and central southern England seeing the warmest conditions, followed by a “massive drop in temperature” as the week progresses.
After the long weekend, Tuesday morning sees a change in the west with cloud and some rain spreading in. It’s another fine start for central and eastern areas though pic.twitter.com/NklXNdNsKa
— Met Office (@metoffice) May 7, 2018
She said: “Much of England will have a really decent morning, lots of sunshine.
“It gradually clouds over across West Midlands into the early afternoon, but central and eastern areas tend to hold onto the sunshine for longer.”
The warm weather might trigger thunderstorms late Tuesday afternoon and into the evening, most likely in East Anglia, London and the South East, the Met Office said.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to be cooler, with maximum temperatures of 20C (32F)
On Monday afternoon the mercury hit 28.7C (83.6F) in Northolt, west London, making it the hottest early May Bank Holiday Monday and weekend since records began.
She said the weather would most likely be changeable.
