Although forecasters have predicted cooler temperatures this week - we could be set for the hottest May on record with the soaring temperatures to start this weekend.
But while many Brits will celebrate the baking heat, there are fears over the impact it could have on farmers and the environment.
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman was forced to call an emergency drought summit due to take place later today.
May has already been 2.6C warmer than usual - with an average of 13C in central England - already putting it inside the top six per cent of hottest months since 1659.
Jonathan Powell, senior forecaster at Positive Weather Solutions, said: "This is an astonishing year so far and may well continue to turn up more surprises.
"May is outperforming expectations, as did March and April.
"There will be some rain during the rest of May in the north and west but not nearly enough to stave off drought concerns."
Parts of southern England have already been declared drought risks after the warm weather in April and fears are growing as the heatwave spreads from Europe.
A Met Office spokesman said conditions were expected to become mainly fine and settled from Saturday into next week.
A spokesman said: "It looks mainly dry, although isolated heavy showers are possible from time to time."
"The relatively dry, settled weather shows signs of continuing into June, with daytime and night-time temperatures likely to be above average."
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