Met Office confirms Britain basked in sunniest Spring on record...and there's still 4 days left

Met Office scientist Emily Carlisle said: "We all remember the exceptionally sunny spring of 2020, but that title has now been surpassed by the spring of 2025.

"It has indeed been an extremely sunny and dry spring for the majority, but with a few days left of the season and more unsettled weather this week, it's too early to say what will happen with other records."

The final four days of meteorological spring could see temperatures reaching up to 27C, with London potentially peaking at this temperature on Saturday.

Part of the UK could see highs of 24C to 25C on Thursday, and 25C to 26C is possible on Friday.

However, the above-average temperatures are unlikely to qualify as a heatwave, which would require areas to reach a certain temperature for three consecutive days.

London's heatwave threshold is 28C.

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Met Office meteorologist Zoe Hutin said: "It's still going to be warm. The weather itself is a bit more changeable.

"We've got a mixture of sunshine and showers pretty much every day over the rest of the week, and even into the start of June as well."

The highest temperatures in the coming days will be in the south and east, while Scotland and north-west England will be cooler and around average.

Seven of the top 10 sunniest springs have all occurred since the year 2000, with Met Office data for sunshine beginning in 1910.

Last year the UK saw only 377 hours of sunshine across March, April and May, making it one of the dullest springs on record.

Figures for rainfall are likely to show the UK has experienced one of its driest ever springs.

Earlier this month, the Environment Agency said North West and North East England had both seen their driest start to a calendar year since 1929, while England as a whole had endured its driest February to April period since 1956.

The Environment Agency has warned of a "medium" risk of drought in England this summer without sustained rainfall, sparking concern among the farming community.

NFU Deputy President David Exwood told GB News: "After the wettest 18 months on record, we've now had one of the driest springs on record, and that's challenging because it means crops haven't grown. Development is slow, yields are going to be affected."

He noted that while the sunny weather has been enjoyed by Britons across the country, for farmers "that crucial spring period of planting and growth just hasn't given the results that it needed to."

Exwood expressed concern about the summer months ahead.

He told the People's Channel: "If it remains hot and dry, it will get very challenging.

"[Farmers are] looking at the rainfall, they're looking at river flows going. Are we going to have enough water for the summer? Are we going to get the yields we need at a critical time for the industry?"