Temperatures reached 29.1C in the village of Hawarden in Flintshire and 24.5C in Magilligan, Londonderry, the Met Office said.

The previous record for Wales was 26.5C dating back to 1991, and 23.8C for Northern Ireland. Please review your details and accept them to load the content

Although not a bank holiday in Scotland, it also saw a record for the equivalent day with 27.1C recorded at Charterhall.

But by late Monday, the remnants of Hurricane Erin will bring rain and wind to the west of the UK continuing throughout the week, the forecaster said.

Met Office meteorologist Marco Petagna said: “It’s going to become breezy, and we’ll see a band of rain pushing eastwards across the UK tonight, clearing east and south-east England tomorrow morning.

“So the first significant rain for many

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