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Ben Hurst & Joe Smith & Kali Lindsay

Met Office verdict on 35C 'African plume' heatwave heading to the UK

The Met Office has commented on reports that UK temperatures are set to soar as high as 35C next month - thanks to ‘African plumes’ sweeping across Europe.

The UK has been beset by heavy rain showers and thunderstorms in the past few days as unsettled weather batters parts of the country.

However things could be set to change, according to some forecasters, with the promised African plume bringing drier conditions and the summer weather finally arriving in earnest.

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