Sunday is officially the hottest day of the year, Met Office confirms | British News
Sunday has set the record as the UK’s hottest day of the year so far, the Met Office confirmed – beating Saturday’s high by a tenth of a degree.
Temperatures reached 24.4C in Plymouth, just surpassing Saturday’s record of 24.3C in Bramham, West Yorkshire.
Images show people spending time outdoors in hot weather to sunbathe, engage in paddling, wakeboarding and other activities.
Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey predicted more sunshine but cooler temperatures for Monday.
He said: “In general there will be a lot of dry weather and still a lot of sunshine.”
“Sometimes foggy clouds pull through, which can blur the sunshine in places.”
“Along the eastern coastal areas, temperatures will then feel cooler.”
Monday is expected to be the warmest in Wales and south-west England, with temperatures possibly reaching 20C.
It follows news of multiple water-related deaths this weekend, which has prompted emergency services to issue new safety alerts as people tend to stay near water during the warm bank holiday.
The body of 15-year-old Lewis Michael Kirkpatrick was found in the River Eden in Carlisle around 1.30pm on Saturday after emergency services received reports on Friday night that he and three other teenagers had gotten into trouble in the water.
A 14-year-old who was flown to hospital on Friday remains in critical condition while one of the group managed to swim to safety and another was rescued by a member of the public, Cumbria Police said.
Further south, in Devon, two men aged around 20 died on Saturday after being rescued from the sea off the coast of Oddicombe, Torbay.
After the incident, Devon and Cornwall Police Commissioner Ben Davies said: “There are likely to be more people around bodies of water this Bank Holiday weekend. Therefore, the rescue services are urging everyone to be vigilant to the dangers on the coast and to heed the advice on water safety.”
On Sunday afternoon, HM’s Coastguard tweeted: “As we enjoy the warm weather over the next few weeks please keep this in mind and pass the advice on from @RNLI – if you get into trouble in the water, swim to live.”
The RNLI launched its “Float to Live” safety campaign on Wednesday.
One of the water safety experts, Ross Macleod, said: “As the weather warms up and the upcoming Bank Holiday and Half Year week gets under way, we expect the coast to be incredibly busy.”
“We want to make sure people know what to do if an emergency arises.”
“If you get into trouble in the water – swim to live.” Tilt your head back with your ears submerged and try to relax and control your breathing.
“Use your hands to stay afloat, then call for help to swim to safety if you can.”
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