Wales recorded its hottest day of the year so far on Monday as the mercury reached 28.7°C in Cardiff's Bute Park. The record could go tumbling in the coming days as 34°C is forecast for Cardiff on Monday.
The previous hottest day had been recorded in the park on June 17, when temperatures rose to 28.4°C. In England, the temperature peaked at 32°C in Northolt, west London.
England’s hottest day so far this year remains the 32.7°C recorded at Santon Downham, in Suffolk, on June 17. The warmest day on record in the UK was the 38.7°C scorcher recorded at Cambridge Botanic Garden in July 2019.
