Overview

• Provisional Met Office figures show 630 hours of sunshine between March 1 and May 27, marking the sunniest UK spring on record.
• Temperatures climbed to 27 C on May 31 as the final weekend of spring brought unseasonably warm conditions.
• Forecasters warn that low pressure moving in from the Atlantic will trigger rain, heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms in northern and western areas next week.
• Early June sees a sharp cooldown, with some locations facing a drop of up to 10 C by June 3 and highs falling to around 15 C in spots like Heathrow.
• Weather models predict a potential heatwave around June 12, with temperatures possibly reaching 30 C in London and the South East.