Temperatures are forecast to reach highs of 25C on Monday, exceeding temperatures in the likes of Istanbul
A massive 'heat dome' stretching some 800 miles across threatens to make Blighty hotter than Turkey next week - with temperatures predicted to hover around a sizzling 25C during the half-term holidays.
"A lot of places seem likely to dodge these downpours, which may end up focused in the far west of the warning area. But where they do develop, they'll be moving only very slowly and so could produce a lot of rain, some lightning and a risk of hail." On a cautious note, a Met Office forecaster warned about unsettled conditions starting next Tuesday, with risks of heavy rain and strong winds in eastern areas come midweek. He said: "Early in the Bank Holiday weekend has another band of rain moving in from the west.
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