Hottest September Day In More Than 50 Years Forecast

Britain could see its hottest September day in more than 50 years this week with parts of the the UK set to be hotter than Madrid and Los Angeles.

Forecasters predict temperatures on Tuesday will reach up to 32C in the South East, while an above-average 20C-21C is expected in Scotland.

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But ahead of the hot spell, gale force winds are forecast to hit the west coast of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The last time temperatures reached above 30C in September was in 2006 in Kew Gardens, which hit 30.5C on 11 September.

If it rises above 31.6C, which was recorded at Gatwick on 2 September, 1961, it would be the hottest day for 55 years.

Sky News weather presenter Nazaneen Ghaffar said: "Temperatures will be on the rise over the next couple of days, especially across the South East where highs of 30C (86F) are likely, and maybe a degree or so higher locally.

"This is mainly due to an area of low pressure to the northwest of the UK, bringing wet and windy conditions for Ireland and western Scotland at the start of the week.

"But it's also causing winds to come from a southerly direction, which is dragging up warm air from the near continent.

"So with the southerly winds developing over the next few days temperatures are likely to rise, even for parts of Scotland where highs of 23C are possible.

"However, from midweek onwards it looks to become cooler and wetter from the West."

The highest September temperature ever recorded was in 1906 when it reached 35.6C in Bawtry, South Yorkshire.