Temperatures are set to rise again this week after britons basked in one of the warmest recorded starts to april.
Last wednesday, 26.6c was recorded at kew gardens in southwest london, making it the hottest day of 2026 so far.
Following a cooler weekend, temperatures are expected to rise slowly and could reach 18c by friday in london, and 16c in manchester. springtime temperatures are forecast into the weekend, with highs of 17c on saturday and 16c on sunday.
The news comes as forecasters suggest a brewing el niño weather event could reach “super-strength”, further intensifying global warmth over the next year or so.
The term el niño is used to describe the warming of the sea surface temperature that occurs every few years, usually in the central-east equatorial pacific. when sea temperatures in the tropical region rise by more than 0.5c, the long-term average, an el niño event is declared. el niño is felt strongly in the tropical eastern pacific with warmer-than-average weather.