Forecasters reckon the “exceptional” sunny spell this Bank Holiday weekend could smash both May and spring UK highs by Monday – and lead to high demand in supermarkets
Bank Holiday Britain is firing up the barbies, cracking open the booze and packing bags for last-minute getaways as the Met Office predicts a 33C “record-breaking” scorrcher. Forecasters reckon the “exceptional” sunny spell could smash both May and spring UK highs by Monday.
Deputy chief forecaster Steve Kocher said: “Temperatures will climb through the weekend, especially in the south, where 30C is likely on Saturday and 32C on Sunday. They are forecast to peak on Monday when we could see 33C recorded in southern England and the Midlands.”
The sizzler is already triggering a spending frenzy. Supermarket Aldi told your Daily Star it expects more than one million bangers and nearly one million burgers to “fly off the shelves”.
It also expects to flog more than two million packs of beer and enough prosecco for 1.3 million glasses. Meanwhile M&S predicts more than 350,000 tinnies will be sold between today (FRIDAY) and Monday – the equivalent of 150 cans every minute.
Britain is set to be far hotter than the continent in the coming days. And savvy Brits are swapping stressful foreign airports for sun-drenched UK breaks instead.
EasyHotel said May half-term bookings at its UK sites have jumped almost 50% compared with last year. Nearly one in five bookings for the bank holiday and half-term period were made in the last week alone.
And it is not just the weather heating up. Affairs website Illicit Encounters reckons soaring temperatures and a three-day weekend could spark a “cheatwave”. It has predicted a rush of sign-ups as cheeky Brits become “sundrunk” and restless.
The hot blast will trigger 23million car journeys today, says the AA.
Today (FRIDAY) will be the busiest day, with Saturday, Sunday and Monday only slightly less hectic.
Heatwave thresholds – defined as three consecutive days at or above a set temperature – are likely to be reached in parts of the UK from Sunday, the Met Office said.