UK likely experienced its warmest year on record in 2025, forecasters say
UK on brink of warmest year on record as 2025 tracks above 2022 benchmark, Met Office says
The UK could be set to log its warmest year on record, with 2025 currently tracking to overtake the previous high set in 2022, according to the Met Office.
Forecasters said the provisional annual mean temperature so far stands at 10.05C, edging ahead of the 10.03C recorded in 2022. A forecast cold spell over Christmas means the final figure is not yet confirmed, but scientists say the trend is unmistakable.
“At this stage it looks more…