Summer 2026 matches 1976 for days above 30C as UK swelters in third heatwave

Temperatures in Britain have peaked above 30C for nine days in a row (PA) -

The UK has had as many 30C days in 2026 as in the infamous year of 1976, as the country experiences its third heatwave of the summer, the Met Office said.

Temperatures on Monday peaked at 30.1C in Hurn in Dorset, making it the ninth day in a row when 30C has been exceeded somewhere in the country.