UK weather: Summer 2025 'almost certainly' the hottest on record

There are a number of reasons why this summer has been so warm.High pressure has regularly been overhead, meaning long spells of dry, calm, sunny weather.The dry ground has also helped temperatures to climb.Less of the Sun's energy has been used in evaporating moisture leaving more to heat the ground and the air.A marine heatwave has also played a part with sea temperatures in parts of the UK up to 3C above…