Good Morning Britain was halted on Monday morning so that some ‘record-breaking’ news could be announced(Image: ITV)

Good Morning Britain was halted on Monday morning so that some ‘record-breaking’ news could be announced. The ITV morning show was helmed by Richard Madeley and Kate Garraway on Bank Holiday, and they brought out Laura Tobin as usual to present the weather forecast.

The weathergirl, 43, welcomed viewers of the ITV Daytime programme to the last day of the long weekend, and noted that the impact of Hurricane Eric is still being felt as the days go on and that new heights could be reached in certain parts of the UK.

She told viewers: “It is a Bank Holiday Monday for some of us and it could be record-breakingly warm, and it is down to the remnants of Hurricane Erin that brought very strong conditions across eastern parts of America.

Laura Tobin welcomed viewers of the ITV Daytime programme to the last day of the long weekend(Image: ITV)

“This is a satellite showing the spiral of clouds and it brings up very warm air from the near continent. These are the highest temperatures that England, Wales and Northern Ireland have seen on an August Bank Holiday Monday and Wales and Northern Ireland could break those records today!”

Behind Laura, a graphic relayed the information that England reached 33.2°C in 2019, Wales got to 26.5° C in 1991 and Northern Ireland reached 23.8C in 1983. The TV star then explained to viewers that this will could be the last of the warm, dry weather and advised them to enjoy the ‘above average temperatures while they still can.

She said: “So two things happen. First off, it warms up, and then it turns wetter and windier. Low pressure moves through, bringing with it rain, wind and very rough seas out towards the west.

“It’s all change after today, so today get out to enjoy that sunshine and those blue skies!”

The TV star explained to viewers why temperatures are set to soar today(Image: ITV)

Even though today was said to be ‘largely fine and dry,’ some viewers were not too taken with the meteorological news and rushed to social media to have their say.

One fan was more positive as they wrote on X: “Aye, better make the most of it then—nothing beats a proper long weekend with good weather and good company!”

But another said: “Why do you have to play music over you all talking for 2/3 minutes leading up to the news and weather from regional areas…????? It’s so annoying.”

Forecasters say next week’s weather situation is mostly uncertain, but they have shared what most parts of the country could see because of Erin – despite being thousands of miles away.

Although the country hasn’t seen the 30C temperatures from this month’s earlier heatwave, the weather across most parts of the UK has been warm and mild this week. This is due to change as Erin tracks eastward.

The Met Office says in its forecast for August 26 to September 4: “Majority of this period comes with lower than average confidence, even accounting for the long range.

“This is due to large uncertainties surrounding the behaviour of ex-hurricane Erin at the beginning of the forecast and its subsequent impact on the large scale weather pattern over the UK.”