Leading bookmaker Coral has slashed the odds to 6-4 (from 3-1) on the UK’s highest temperature of 40.3C being broken in August. The firm now makes its 4-5 for next month to be the hottest August on record, while they are 1-4 for there to be a hosepipe ban.
“We could be set for more record-breaking temperatures next month, as not only do we make it odds-on to be the hottest August ever, we have slashed the odds in half of the recent record temperature of 40.3C bring broken,” said Coral’s John Hill.
James Madden, forecaster for Exacta Weather, said: “Confidence is starting to build for another blast of very hot weather during the start of next month. It remains to be seen from model runs nearer the time whether temperatures will edge towards the record heat we have seen this week.
