Rumours have been circling based on various weather forecasts and charts over whether the UK will have another 40C heatwave this summer. However, The Met Office has had it's say on the matter and stated that it's not yet possible to accurately predict the highest temperature that far in advance.
In a post on Twitter, the national weather agency said: "There are a few misleading headlines around about heatwaves at the moment. Here's our #FactCheck on the current forecast, and a reminder that it's not possible to forecast the highest temperature this summer at this range."
Within the tweet was an image of a headline stating: "Britain bracing for tropical blast with record temperatures of 40C." It was unclear if the headline was referring to the summer of weather in the coming days, but the Met Office referred to it as the summer reports the Daily Mirror.
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It said: "This is not an accurate headline for the current forecast period. It's turning cooler and more unsettled for most through the weekend and into early next week.
"Temperatures will likely return closer to average in early May, which tends to be in the teens during the day for most." An expert has previously claimed that extreme heat could hit the UK due to the combination of climate change and El Niño, which is a weather pattern with warmer-than-average temperatures.
In January the Met Office revealed that the UK recorded an annual average temperature of more than 10C for the first time, as it confirmed 2022 as the hottest year on record. Top meteorologists pointed toward climate change as the driving force behind the temperatures last year.
Dr Mark McCarthy, head of the Met Office National Climate Information Centre, said: "Although an arbitrary number, the UK surpassing an annual average temperature of 10C is a notable moment in our climatological history. This moment comes as no surprise, since 1884 all the 10 years recording the highest annual temperature have occurred from 2003.
"It is clear from the observational record that human-induced global warming is already impacting the UK’s climate."
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