This summer will "almost certainly" be the UK’s warmest ever on record , according to new figures from the Met Office .

The mean average temperature for the season stands at 16.13C, based on the latest data.

This is higher than the existing summer record of 15.76C, which was set in 2018.

The country would have to see several days of below-average temperatures between now and the end of the month for 2025 to miss out on the top spot.

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Such a scenario does not look likely judging by the latest forecast, which suggests that a long spell of above-average temperatures will see us out of August.

"Unless temperatures are around four degrees below average for the rest of August – which

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