UK's Hottest April Day in 80 Years

0:00On April 8, the UK just baked under its hottest day of the year so far, hitting 26.5°C in Q Gardens, Southwest. London. That's the warmest first half of April since 1946, smashing records from the last 80 years. High pressure pulled scorching air up from the south, making central, southern, and eastern England way above average for early spring. London even tops spots like Ibiza, Rome, and Marrakesh. Imagine that hotter than your dream vacay, folks felt the burn, but it's peak pollen time too, with ash and birch levels sky high, stirring up allergies nationwide. No heat wave though, needs three straight days, over 24 or 27 degrees, depending on your spot. Tuesday's high was 24.8 degrees in Mona, Anglesy Wales, but that peaks fading fast. Meteorologists call it a quick hot flash, not the norm, for April. Back rain and cooler showers rolling southeast tomorrow, dropping temps back to reality across

1:01most of the country. Stay shaded if you can.