Parts of England expected to hit 35C in ‘unprecedented’ May heatwave

Monday predicted to be hottest May day on record by large margin, as UK braces for super El Nino' summer

Temperatures are expected to hit 35C in parts of England on Monday, in an unprecedented" May heatwave.

The Met Office is already predicting that records will be broken. A spokesperson said: Today will be the hottest day in May in the UK in our temperature records, with highs of 35C expected. The current May record is 32.8C. Records are usually only broken by tenths of a degree, making this heatwave unprecedented for the time of year."