Swathes of the is set to roast as a 31C heatwave bakes Britain this month - with scores of cities from to set to sizzle. And the Daily Express has compiled the complete list of 51 cities in and that new suggest the mercury will reach at least 26C (78.8F).

Dramatic new heat maps by for Monday 16th June show that in will be the epicentre for a whalloping 31C (87.8F) heat spike in mid-June. It comes as experts reveal the UK has enjoyed the .

The initial outlook for this week shows wet days ahead with thunderstorms.

Friday will see sunny spells and showers for most to start, but it will turn cloudy from the west for many through the afternoon, with rain in the west. Heavy, possibly thundery showers on Saturday, along with some sunny spells in between.

More in the way of sunshine on Sunday, with just a few lighter showers around. Staying generally on the cooler side throughout.

But looking ahead to mid-June, weather charts show we are in for a heat spike with temperatures soaring above 30C.

The Met Office revealed this week how Spring 2025 broke historical climate records, marking an "unprecedented season of warmth and sunshine across the UK".

All four nations have all recorded their warmest spring for mean temperature since the series began in 1884, surpassing the previous record from 2024.

This season also outshone the rest, claiming the title of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with England recording its second sunniest spring since sunshine records began in 1910.

The Met Office said: "To put this into context, Spring 2025 is now the fourth sunniest season overall for the UK, with only three summers sunnier since 1910.

"The remarkable season unfolded month by month, beginning with a that set the tone, with above-average temperatures and significantly reduced rainfall.

"April 2025 continued the trend as the , maintaining the warm and dry pattern. May rounded off the season as the second sunniest May on record for the UK, with temperatures again exceeding the average."

The hottest cities in the UK - set to sizzle by at least 26C - on 16th June are (alphabetically):

Bath

Birmingham

Bolton

Bradford

Brighton and Hove

Bristol

Cambridge

Canterbury

Cardiff

Chelmsford

Chester

Chichester

Colchester

Coventry

Derby

Doncaster

Ely

Gloucester

Hereford

Hull

Ipswich

Leeds

Leicester

Lichfield

Lincoln

Liverpool

London

Manchester

Milton Keynes

Newport

Northampton

Norwich

Nottingham

Oxford

Peterborough

Portsmouth

Reading

Salford

Salisbury

Sheffield

Southampton

Southend-on-Sea

St Albans

Stoke-on-Trent

Wakefield

Wells

Westminster

Winchester

Wolverhampton

Worcester

Wrexham