Temperatures this week threaten to reach similar heights of the last few days - when the mercury hit 25.9C in Herstmonceux, East Sussex, and hit 24.6C in St James' Park, central London
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After the two hottest days of the year so far last weekend, with 26C highs, all eyes are now turning to the late May bank holiday and whether the UK will roast once more.
The Inbetweeners star, 34, who is expecting her first child with her scientist boyfriend Alistair Garner, needed to see a medic on the hottest day of the year.
The Met Office has given its verdict on a mini-heatwave this week with a temperature chart showing the mercury could rise up to 25C and balmy conditions could be felt in much of the country
The weather will stay around 22C for several days, beginning Wednesday May 15, with London, Bristol and North Wales anticipated to experience the brunt of the stifling conditions.
The UK is set to bask in 23C highs that would make it hotter than Malibu in California, according to new forecasts, though things will stay cooler in the meantime
Several milometers of rain are set to fall this morning in several places as the UK faces a soggy start to Tuesday morning with many major cities set for a deluge
Nick Finnis, from Netweather TV, writes two major weather phenomena, La Nina and El Nino, could influence the chances of the UK being hit by record-breaking temperatures
The UK is poised for 23C highs on Sunday May 19 to Tuesday May 21, with temperatures in the UK hotter than Malibu in California, where it'll languish around the mid-teens and peak on the thermometer at 16C.