Above-average temperatures in the mid-20Cs were expected across in southern and south-east England, with clear skies, prolonged spells of sunshine and light winds combining for a balmy public holiday. That would set a new record for the hottest bank holiday in late August, surpassing the high of 28.3C set in Cambridgeshire in 1990. 🌡️☀️ pic.twitter.com/Tjo2Mlv68PRecords for the hottest August bank holiday have been kept since 1965, when it was moved from the first Monday of the month to the last. Yeomans said Monday was already on track to be the hottest day this August, following an unsettled start to the month. The weather would further deteriorate over the bank holiday, with increasingly windy, cloudy and wet conditions in the north-west moving south-eastwards.

Source: The Guardian August 28, 2017 11:57 UTC