The UK is on track for one of its hottest summers on record, the Met Office has said.

With two weeks remaining in the meteorological summer, there is still time for changes in the weather, but the season's persistent warmth and consistent above-average temperatures suggest it could be one of the country's warmest summers since records began in 1884.

Provisional figures from the Met Office show that the UK's average temperature from 1 June to 17 August was 16.2C, some 1.6C above the average temperature.

Met Office scientist Emily Carlisle said: "It's looking like this summer is on track to be one of the warmest, if not 'the' warmest, since the series began in 1884.

"What's striking is the consistency of the warmth. June and July were both well above average and even outside of heatwaves

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