Britons are set to melt on the hottest UK day on record as temperatures are predicted to hit 40C in parts of England amid growing travel chaos. It comes after the mercury peaked at 38.1C in Santon Downham, Suffolk, on Monday, making it the hottest day of the year and the third hottest day on record, after 38.7C in Cambridge in 2019 and 38.5C in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003.
The mercury will sizzle at possible highs of 41C in isolated areas today, making the country hotter than Jamaica, the Maldives and Barbados. Rail users have been warned of delays, cancellations and changes to train services.
Rachel Ayers, a Met Office forecaster, said: “The temperature will be very hot throughout the day, before rising as high as 40C, maybe even 41C in isolated spots across England during the afternoon. This will make it the hottest day on record."
