London weather forecast: UK capital set to be hotter than Miami as Met Office predicts scorching highs of 34C | London Evening Standard

London weather forecast: UK capital set to be hotter than Miami as Met Office predicts scorching highs of 34C

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London and the South East are set to be hotter than Miami as temperatures soar to sizzling highs of 34C.

The mercury is expected to hit 30C on Sunday before temperatures increase throughout the week as a heatwave continues to grip the UK.

Met Office forecasters said temperatures could peak at 34C on Wednesday or Thursday which would mark the hottest day this year.

Highs of 34C would see parts of the UK bask in warmer weather than Miami where temperatures are expected to reach 32C all week.

Meteorologist Craig Snell told the Standard: “We are set for some more very hot weather day and night.

Women enjoy an ice cream in West YorkshirePA

“Throughout the coming week temperatures will enter the low thirties during the day, with highs of 34C very possible.

“Temperatures don’t look likely to dip any lower than 18C during the night which is bad news for anyone after a good night’s sleep or a bit of rain.”

Tourists bask in London's Green ParkPA

Sun worshippers across the UK flocked to parks and beaches on Saturday to make the most of the hot weather on the first weekend of the summer holidays.

Public Health England has issued a warning to families to “use common sense” amid fears people could be hospitalised with sunburn.

A huge grass fire broke out in Feltham, west London, on Saturday afternoon sending thick plumes of smoke billowing into the air over Heathrow Airport.

Sun lovers flocked to Bournemouth beach to enjoy the sunshinePA

The blaze ripped through an area of grassland close to Bedfont Lakes the size of six football pitches, London Fire Brigade said.

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Some 20 firefighters battled the blaze just weeks after flames tore across Wanstead Flats.

LFB have issued a warning over grass fires as temperatures continue to rise.

A spokesman for the Brigade said: “We're asking people not to drop cigarettes/matches on dry grass and to be sensible with BBQs. Glass bottles can magnify the sun's rays and start fires too.”

As of Wednesday, the UK had just 1.85in (47mm) of rain, making it the driest start to summer in modern records which date back to 1961, followed by 2013 with 2.3in (59mm) of rain.