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sunny coast
25 May 2026 08:29:48
25 degrees 9am Polegate east sussex   insane 
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Tim A
25 May 2026 08:38:51
23c. We warm up slowly generally, should easily reach 30c here perhaps 32c,  Met Office says 33c for Leeds,  crazy for May. 
Tim

NW Leeds

187m asl

 My PWS 

Retron
25 May 2026 08:39:49
Already above yesterday's high here: 22.2 and rising fast. No wind whatsoever.
Leysdown, north Kent
johncs2016
25 May 2026 08:57:07

23c. We warm up slowly generally, should easily reach 30c here perhaps 32c,  Met Office says 33c for Leeds,  crazy for May. 

Originally Posted by: Tim A 

With ongoing climate change though, that is probably increasingly going to become the norm with those temperatures which are currently regarded as being "average", then becoming increasingly cooler than the resulting new "averages" from now on.

When that happens, I don't think that we will be seeing that as being "crazy" then.

The north of Edinburgh, usually always missing out on snow events which occur not just within the rest of Scotland or the UK, but also within the rest of Edinburgh.

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Ally Pally Snowman
25 May 2026 09:04:27
Heathrow already 28c
Bishop's Stortford 85m ASL.
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sunny coast
25 May 2026 09:14:38

Heathrow already 28c

Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 

Worrying 

Retron
25 May 2026 09:15:35

Something's got to give. The MetO raw (which I'm sure is closely related to UKV) now has a high of 31 here on Sunday, with easterly winds.

GFS has 26C with easterly winds.

The sea is presently 13C, and I can't see how we'd get anywhere near 30C with a breeze coming off that - I would expect mid 20s tops. I do note, however, that the GFS has been playing "catch up" with MetO, temperatures rising a degree or two each day in its forecast...

Originally Posted by: Retron 

Quoting this from 4 days ago - in the end the max on Sunday was 21.8, although the MetO raw stayed as 25 or 26 all day. Quite a climbdown from that 31!

Today it's plateaued around 22.5 for the past half hour, after a very rapid rise. Looks like just the merest hint of a sea breeze!

Leysdown, north Kent
TimS
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25 May 2026 09:26:55
My vineyard station generally comes close to other PWS in the area though tends to peak early (East facing slope). But today it’s gone bonkers. Already showing 30.5C. This time yesterday it was 26.3C
Brockley, South East London 30m asl
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Ally Pally Snowman
25 May 2026 09:31:18
Heat much more widespread today. Multiple 27s and 28s already 
Bishop's Stortford 85m ASL.
redmoons
25 May 2026 09:41:52
The heat is on 30.9 °C at 10.30am! (Watford)
Andrew,

Watford

ASL 35m

https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/IWATFO32 

scillydave
25 May 2026 09:45:30
I wouldn't be surprised to see a 36c somewhere today. 

Truly incredible weather. 

Currently living at roughly 65m asl North of Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Formerly of, Birdlip, highest village in the Cotswolds and snow heaven in winter; Hawkinge in Kent - roof of the South downs and Isles of Scilly, paradise in the UK.

johncs2016
25 May 2026 10:15:06
According to the data at extremeweatherwatch.com, the highest recorded temperature in May at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh is 29.0°C with those records going all the back to 1959. Today's maximum temperature here in Edinburgh is generally expected to reach around 25°C but although that would be enough to give us our hottest day of the year so far, that wouldn't even come close to even challenging the May record for here.

However, yesterday's maximum of 23.47°C at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh beat the previous date record for that particular station which stood at 22.1°C. Today's date record for that same station currently stands at 25.3°C as I write but if today turns out to be even hotter than expected, that date record could well be beaten for the second day in a row. As I write, the temperature there is already at 22.3°C (even Edinburgh Gogarbank is already at 21.1°C) so with plenty of heating still to come and with more in the way of sunshine coming through yet again after a brief cloudier blip, I can see that date record being broken again, and possibly quite easily.

The north of Edinburgh, usually always missing out on snow events which occur not just within the rest of Scotland or the UK, but also within the rest of Edinburgh.

The Beast from the East
25 May 2026 10:15:40

We have a new monthly record.

The lowest minimum temperature at Kenley in London last night was a sticky 19.4c beating the 18.9c set in Folkestone way back in 1944.

Originally Posted by: scillydave 

 a few miles from me, technically greater london, though its surrey really.   it was awful last night and will be for the whole week as heat gets trapped in the house.  

Purley, Surrey, 70m ASL

"We have some alternative facts for you"

Kelly-Ann Conway - former special adviser to the President

lanky
25 May 2026 10:18:50
30.4 at Kew Gardens at 10:00 compared to 24.9 yesterday

seeing as yesterday got to 32.3 in mid afternoon,  34-35 looks pretty likely later today

Ridiculous for the end of May

Martin

Richmond, Surrey

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Bolty
25 May 2026 10:41:24
Already 27.4°C here. It was the warmest day of the year so far by 10:00 around here.
Scott

Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.

My weather station 

redmoons
25 May 2026 11:01:16
32.9 °C at midday, amazing for May
Andrew,

Watford

ASL 35m

https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/IWATFO32 

scillydave
25 May 2026 11:17:03
Heathrow at 31.2c at 11am.
Currently living at roughly 65m asl North of Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Formerly of, Birdlip, highest village in the Cotswolds and snow heaven in winter; Hawkinge in Kent - roof of the South downs and Isles of Scilly, paradise in the UK.

Ally Pally Snowman
25 May 2026 11:17:58

Heathrow at 31.2c at 11am.

Originally Posted by: scillydave 

Teddington 32.5c on the cusp of the record 

Bishop's Stortford 85m ASL.
scillydave
25 May 2026 11:21:13
Teddington Bushy Park has hit 32.8c equaling thr May record - and that's at 12 noon!
Currently living at roughly 65m asl North of Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Formerly of, Birdlip, highest village in the Cotswolds and snow heaven in winter; Hawkinge in Kent - roof of the South downs and Isles of Scilly, paradise in the UK.

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Ally Pally Snowman
25 May 2026 11:22:26
Teddington will be the first of many today.
Bishop's Stortford 85m ASL.
fairweather
25 May 2026 11:33:50
29.2C here at 12.20 pm but seems to have evened out and stopped rising at the moment. There is a bit of a N.E breeze sprung up which might be attenuating the temps a bit.
S.Essex, 42m ASL
Bertwhistle
25 May 2026 11:36:53
Equalling the record- and the sun's not even at its zenith.

Again I wonder- could the June record be approached or beaten in May?

Bertie, Itchen Valley.

Retire while you can still press the 'retire now' button.

fairweather
25 May 2026 11:43:37

The SE corner has seen quite a change in summer climate, Frequent heatwaves but also monsoons. Further north, you are still hanging onto what things used to be like, but that will probably change over time as well

Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 

The S.E, maybe but certainly not the S.E. corner. No monsoons. In fact I was just thinking of the last time we had a thunderstorm in the summer with torrential rain. I can't remember any. As a child they were frequent, with flooded roads from flash floods and petrifying storms with constant fork lightning and window shaking thunder. Not any more.

S.Essex, 42m ASL
Retron
25 May 2026 11:44:56

Teddington will be the first of many today.

Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 

As announced by the MetO's Twitter feed. For light relief, read the comments!

Leysdown, north Kent
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Retron
25 May 2026 11:46:53

The S.E, maybe but certainly not the S.E. corner. No monsoons. In fact I was just thinking of the last time we had a thunderstorm in the summer with torrential rain. I can't remember any. As a child they were frequent, with flooded roads from flash floods and petrifying storms with constant fork lightning and window shaking thunder. Not any more.

Originally Posted by: fairweather 

They mostly seem to be in areas further west and north these days, the whole climate has effectively moved north. You'll doubtless see the same tomorrow too...

(It looks like there could be some hefty storms around later in the day to the north and west of London if it really does reach 35 or 36!)

Leysdown, north Kent

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