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<br>Britain will swelter in the hottest ever start to May today with <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=temperatures&gs_l=news">temperatures</a>; set to hit 30C (86F) at the earliest point of the year on record.
The UK will also have its hottest day of 2025 so far for the fourth consecutive day, after highs of 26.7C (80.1F), 24.9C (76.8F) and 24.5C (76.1F) for the past three days.
Students from the University of St Andrews made the most of the warm conditions at sunrise to part in the traditional May Day Dip on the East Sands in the Fife town.
Plunging into the North Sea at dawn on the first day of May is said to promote good luck in exams - with hundreds seen excitedly running into the water this morning.<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/98-02_Lincoln_Town_Car_limousine.jpg"; style="max-width:400px;float:left;padding:10px 10px 10px 0px;border:0px;" alt="File:98-02 Lincoln Town Car limousine.jpg - Wikipedia" />
Elsewhere, morris dancers welcomed the start of the month as celebrations took place across the country to mark the arrival of May Day. Festivals dating back hundreds of years traditionally take place at what is seen as the beginning of summer.
But tragedy struck in Nottingham where a body has been found in the search for a 16-year-old boy who went missing while swimming at Colwick Country Park.
Very warm weather continues tomorrow with 26C (79F) highs before temperatures drop this weekend with 19C (66F) on Saturday and 16C (61F) on Sunday.
Bank Holiday Monday will also be significantly cooler with highs of just 14C (57F) before next Tuesday and Wednesday get up to only 15C (59F) or 16C (61F).
It is good news for hayfever sufferers after the Met Office imposed a 'very high' pollen warning for all of southern England, the Midlands and Wales today. This is replaced by a 'high' warning tomorrow, 'medium' on Saturday and <a href="https://jetblacktransportation.com/blog/car-service-chelsea-nyc/">car service chelsea nyc</a> 'low' on Sunday.
Students from the University of St Andrews take part in the traditional May Day Dip today
Kate Gibbs enjoys the morning sunshine at her beach hut in Folkestone, Kent, today
Students from the University of St Andrews take part in the traditional May Day Dip today
Horticulturalist Liam Anderson tends to the borders along Wisteria Walk at RHS Wisley today
But it could be the warmest start to May ever today, with Met Office meteorologist Michael Silverstone saying temperatures could climb to '29C or even 30C'.
He added: 'If we reach 30C on Thursday, it will be the earliest date in May that the UK has seen 30C since our records began in 1860.'
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