UK weather: Britain facing ANOTHER record-breaking heatwave in just days as 'big heat' brings 41C scorcher

UK weather: Britain facing ANOTHER record-breaking heatwave in just days as 'big heat' brings 41C scorcher EXCLUSIVE: Britain’s all-time temperature record of 40.3C, set during the July 2022 heatwave, could come under threat as forecasts indicated temperatures may climb as high as 41C within days Another scorching heatwave could be on the cards. The UK’s all-time temperature record could come under threat this weekend, as intense heat was expected to spread back across Britain and Europe. At the same time, millions of people across the central and eastern United States prepared for dangerous temperatures ahead of the country’s Fourth of July holiday. Speaking to the Mirror, British Weather Services senior meteorologist Jim Dale said: “The big heat is on the US this week, but is set to return to the UK and Europe this weekend. That’s before the El Niño gets its act together.” Jim warned Britain’s all-time temperature record of 40.3C, set during the July 2022 heatwave, could come under threat as forecasts indicated temperatures may climb as high as 41C within days. Britain has already recorded its hottest June day on record after temperatures reached 37.7C in Lingwood, near Norwich, on Friday. The weather phenomenon known as El Niño, nicknamed “Godzilla” this year because of its potential strength, is expected to influence weather patterns around the world. El Niño events typically develop every two to seven years, warming large areas of the Pacific Ocean and affecting temperatures and rainfall across the globe. Although the UK is not directly affected by El Niño, the phenomenon can still influence British weather through wider shifts in global weather patterns, with some impacts taking months to emerge. The Met Office said global average temperatures were likely to remain at or near record levels over the next five years. But, Jim believed the world was on course to reach 2C much sooner than many scientists expected. He said: “The IPCC’s 1.5C threshold is dead in the water. 2C warming is the next staging post, and at this rate it could happen by 2030, well ahead of most scientific expectations. The global fallouts from that would be immense.”