‘An English Summer Is Not the Same Anymore’
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Britain's Met Office warns of extreme heat as this summer is forecast to become one of the hottest on record. Once known for mild, rainy summers, the country now faces scorching temperatures and drought conditions that have fundamentally transformed the season.
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Reporting from a hot and dry London
Aug. 13, 2026
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As Britons swelter under yet another heat wave, forecasters are warning that a brutal summer is on course to become the hottest yet.
The Met Office, Britain’s weather agency, issued an amber warning — the second highest level — for Thursday in large parts of southeast England.
The extreme heat has remade summer for a country where many once escaped abroad to feel the blazing sun on their skins.
“An English summer is not the same anymore,” said Jacqui Browne, 67, as she sat on the brown grass of a London park.
On Thursday, temperatures in London are expected to reach 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit), according to a forecast by the Met Office.
There was a time when British summers were more temperate and marked by rain, but drought conditions have left large parts of the country parched.
Lynsey Chutel
is a Times reporter based in London who covers breaking news in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
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Lynsey Chutel
Reporting from a hot and dry London
Aug. 13, 2026
Updated 5:32 a.m. ET
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As Britons swelter under yet another heat wave, forecasters are warning that a brutal summer is on course to become the hottest yet.
The Met Office, Britain’s weather agency, issued an amber warning — the second highest level — for Thursday in large parts of southeast England.
The extreme heat has remade summer for a country where many once escaped abroad to feel the blazing sun on their skins.
“An English summer is not the same anymore,” said Jacqui Browne, 67, as she sat on the brown grass of a London park.
On Thursday, temperatures in London are expected to reach 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit), according to a forecast by the Met Office.
There was a time when British summers were more temperate and marked by rain, but drought conditions have left large parts of the country parched.
Lynsey Chutel
is a Times reporter based in London who covers breaking news in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
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