Folk can expect wall-to-wall scorchio rays as the weekend leaks into Monday - meaning they can plan extra BBQs and give themselves time to soak up the sun in their gardens and parks It's going to be a scorcher (Image: Alistair Grant)

Britain will be hotter than Morocco as Meltdown Monday sees one of the hottest August Bank Holidays ever. Temperatures are set to soar to 29C in the South amid a 400 mile-wide “Spanish sizzle.” ‌

Heat arriving from 44C Spain will even see the North enjoy 26C compared to 25C in Rabat, Morocco. And up to 12 hours’ sunshine is expected, delighting Notting Hill Carnival revellers, festival goers, and people flocking to beaches and parks. ‌

Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: “We couldn’t have asked more for a beautiful Bank Holiday weeke

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