UK heatwave ends as cooler temperatures and rain forecast

Cooler temperatures and outbreaks of rain are forecast across much of the UK from Sunday, as a spell of unseasonably hot weather comes to an end. Days of heatwave conditions were recorded in parts of the UK throughout the week - peaking with a new May record temperature of 35.1C (95.2F) in London on Tuesday. Cooler and fresher Atlantic air on Sunday pushed the temperature down to 24C, after it reached 30C on Saturday. As the UK heads into the start of meteorological summer, temperatures will be lower still in the first few days of June. Instead of a "heat dome" - where an area of high pressure gets "stuck", trapping warm air underneath - areas of low pressure will be steered across the UK by a stronger jet stream. This will bring more unsettled weather and rain at times. That rain will develop in most parts of the country on Monday and may be heavy at times in the west of the UK. Heading into Tuesday, a mix of sunshine and heavy showers are forecast, which could be accompanied by thunder and lightning. Wet weather will be welcomed by many gardeners and growers, particularly in southern and eastern England where it has been a very dry few months. More rain will arrive on Wednesday a