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| UK forecast to record hottest day of year | UK forecast to record hottest day of year |
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| The UK is forecast to record the hottest day of the year so far as temperatures are set to soar this weekend. | The UK is forecast to record the hottest day of the year so far as temperatures are set to soar this weekend. |
| According to the Met Office, the south-east of England could reach 29C on Saturday, 0.5C higher than the joint warmest days of the year so far, on 19 April and 15 May. | According to the Met Office, the south-east of England could reach 29C on Saturday, 0.5C higher than the joint warmest days of the year so far, on 19 April and 15 May. |
| However, a mixed weekend is forecast as low pressure on Sunday is expected to replace the high pressure dominating much of Saturday. | However, a mixed weekend is forecast as low pressure on Sunday is expected to replace the high pressure dominating much of Saturday. |
| A Met Office spokesman said: “The heat is going to be limited to the south and east really, some parts of England and Wales, but with the main emphasis on the south-east corner and East Anglia. | A Met Office spokesman said: “The heat is going to be limited to the south and east really, some parts of England and Wales, but with the main emphasis on the south-east corner and East Anglia. |
| “There will be some medium- and high-level cloud around. It will make the sunshine a bit hazy at times so not necessarily wall-to-wall blue skies, it’ll be feeling quite humid as well. | “There will be some medium- and high-level cloud around. It will make the sunshine a bit hazy at times so not necessarily wall-to-wall blue skies, it’ll be feeling quite humid as well. |
| “A similar figure again on Sunday in the south-east. Although the heat will be much more limited, we could still reach those sorts of temperatures.” | “A similar figure again on Sunday in the south-east. Although the heat will be much more limited, we could still reach those sorts of temperatures.” |
| The north of the UK would be significantly cooler than the south on Saturday. | The north of the UK would be significantly cooler than the south on Saturday. |
| “Scotland, Northern Ireland and perhaps parts of northern England will not be necessarily particularly wet, but certainly a good deal cooler,” the spokesman said. | “Scotland, Northern Ireland and perhaps parts of northern England will not be necessarily particularly wet, but certainly a good deal cooler,” the spokesman said. |
| “We’ve got that rain pushing in from the west on Sunday, so Scotland will see some quite persistent rain on Sunday. Northern Ireland will see some rain and other western parts of England and Wales too.” | |
| The average temperature for June is 17C. | The average temperature for June is 17C. |
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