Hottest day of the year recorded yesterday – but it’s about to get cooler for some

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Sunday was officially the hottest day of 2023 so far – but temperatures are predicted to fall this week.

Plymouth hit 24.4C (75.9F) yesterday, beating Saturday’s high of 24.3C (75.7F) in Bramham, West Yorkshire, by just a tenth of a degree.

Previously the hottest temperature of the year was 23.4C (74.1F) – recorded in Cardiff last Monday.

High pressure meant dry and warm conditions across the UK last week, but forecasters expect a cooler feel from Monday night.

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“Generally, there will be a lot of dry weather around and a good amount of sunshine still,” Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said.

“Hazy cloud pushing through at times might make the sunshine hazy in places.

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“Temperatures then going to be feeling cooler along eastern coastal areas.”

Colder conditions in the “far north” and east will be brought on by a “cool breeze off the North Sea”, the Met Office added.

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Lake Windermere, Cumbria, during the warm Spring Bank Holiday weather. Picture date: Monday May 29, 2023.
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Lake Windermere in Cumbria on Sunday

Warmer weather in the west

For the rest of this week, half-term for much of England and Wales, the best weather will be confined to western areas, with eastern parts cloudier and cooler.

South West England and Wales are set to have the highest temperatures for the remainder of the bank holiday.

Two men died having been pulled from the sea near Torbay in Devon during the hot weather on Saturday, with emergency services warning people against swimming in non-guarded areas.

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