Today could be the hottest Easter Sunday ever recorded in the UK – in all four countries.

Currently, the record is 25.3C, reached in Solent, Hampshire, in April 2011.

But with temperatures of 26 predicted in Portsmouth, 2019 looks set to beat that.

Sunning themselves on Scarborough beach yesterday (Picture: PA)

Yesterday was the hottest day of the year (Picture: PA)

Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna told Metro.co.uk: ‘We could see 25 or 26 today so there’s a chance it could be broken.’


He said every country in the UK could see record temperatures for Easter Sunday today, with Northern Ireland seeing its hottest Easter since 1924, and Wales its hottest since 1984.

South East England will see the hottest temperatures, with the greatest chance of a record breaker around Hampshire.

Every country in the UK could see its hottest Easter Sunday (Picture: PA)

Dogs are enjoying the weather too (Picture: Rex)

It's been warming up over the last few days. What will we get to today? Could it be the warmest #EasterSunday on record? We'll keep you posted! 🌡️ pic.twitter.com/XFfUePVmXP — Met Office (@metoffice) April 21, 2019



Tomorrow is set to be another scorcher.

‘If anything, there’s a better chance of breaking records tomorrow,’ Marco said.

Temperatures are expected to reach 25C or 26C, with a ‘slim chance’ they could make 27C.

The record for Easter Monday is 24C, again in Solent on April 25 2011.

Yesterday was already recorded as the warmest day of the year so far, the Met Office said.

The temperature hit 25.5C in Gosport, Hampshire, at approximately 3.30pm.

Sunny Saturday Scotland and Northern Ireland experienced the warmest Saturday of any Easter weekend on record. The temperatures reached 23.7C in Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire, and 22.3C in Armagh. The highest temperature in Wales yesterday was the 23.7C recorded at Usk in Monmouthshire, just shy of the 24.4C figure enjoyed on Easter Saturday in 2011. The Met Office also said that Saturday’s temperatures were around 10C higher in many places compared with the average for this time of year.

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