Britain is set to have the hottest summer on record, with scorching temperatures rocketing into the mid 30s over the next couple of months.
The Met Office long-range forecast favours hotter-than-normal temperatures over the next three months, with highs of 33C.
Experts also said there is a 25 per cent chance of temperatures being much higher than usual until the end of July.
Fun on the Prom
The expected heatwave is good news for revellers enjoying the Queen’s 90th Birthday Parade in June, and other early summer events such as Glastonbury.
Meanwhile, Ladbrokes have slashed odds of summer being the hottest for over a century to 3/1.
A spokesman told the Mirror: “Punters reckon the sunshine will be here all summer.”
It should remain dry, fine and fairly warm today (May 16) and tomorrow, with highs of 19C.
However, there will be patchy clouds and a cooling breeze – ahead of a washout on Wednesday, with persistent rain continuing until the end of this week.
Cooling off
But do not fear, another blast of warm weather is said to be on the way next Monday.
However, hurricanes threaten to dampen the fun with floods predicted for the August summer break – due to La Nina weather phenomenon.
More frequent North Atlantic storms would bring rain and wind pouring down on the south east.
Eight hurricanes have been predicted, twice as many as last year.
Tropical storm Hurricane Bertha caused floods in summer 2014, and helped make it the coldest August for 20 years.
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The Met Office three-month forecast said: “Seasonal prediction systems give a high probability for La Nina conditions by the end of the forecast period.
“Past cases of La Nina show it slightly increases the chances of westerly winds, tending to bring near-or-below-average temperatures to the UK.”
The mercury soared to 36.7C in July last year, whilst Britain baked in highs of 32C in 2014.
Meanwhile, the highest temperature ever recorded was in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003.
The 100-Fahrenheit mark was reached for the first time that sizzling summer, with temperatures of 38.5C.
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