| UK sees hottest day of year as bank holiday travellers face queues Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 17:58, 22nd May 2026 |     |
From the BBC:
UK sees hottest day of year as bank holiday travellers face queues
The UK is experiencing the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures forecast to continue to climb above 30C over the bank holiday weekend.
Temperatures reached 28.4C at Heathrow in west London, Cranwell in Lincolnshire and Cambridge on Friday afternoon, the Met Office confirmed. The current May record is 32.8C.
Amber health alerts have been issued for parts of England as families attempt a half-term getaway.
Transport networks are expected to be busy over the bank holiday weekend. Passengers travelling to Europe from the Port of Dover earlier faced delays of several hours, due to the introduction of a new entry and exit system.
There have been warnings of potential congestion on roads to the port between Friday and Sunday, with some 18,000 cars expected to pass through.
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The UK is experiencing the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures forecast to continue to climb above 30C over the bank holiday weekend.
Temperatures reached 28.4C at Heathrow in west London, Cranwell in Lincolnshire and Cambridge on Friday afternoon, the Met Office confirmed. The current May record is 32.8C.
Amber health alerts have been issued for parts of England as families attempt a half-term getaway.
Transport networks are expected to be busy over the bank holiday weekend. Passengers travelling to Europe from the Port of Dover earlier faced delays of several hours, due to the introduction of a new entry and exit system.
There have been warnings of potential congestion on roads to the port between Friday and Sunday, with some 18,000 cars expected to pass through.
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