UK faces ‘high-30Cs’ heatwave that ‘might shatter 118-year climate file’
A weather forecaster is predicting the UK could sizzle in a record-shattering heatwave next month, with the mercury set to soar into the “high-30Cs”.
The Met Office‘s latest forecast for August 29 to September 7 hints at “some warm or very warm conditions” on the horizon for early September. A high-pressure system is expected to usher in “dry weather with sunny spells in places”, the national weather agency says.
James Madden from Exacta Weather has taken this one step further, suggesting we’re on the cusp of a “significant heat event”. He says blistering temperatures may topple the record September high of 35.6C, recorded in 1906.
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Madden said: “Our current forecast projections and those of other third parties (computer models) are consistently showing some hot to extreme temperature developments during the next week and throughout early September (mid to high 30Cs possible at the peak).
“The all-time record from 1906 (118 years) of 35.6C could therefore be at risk or notably breached during the early part of September on the basis of some quite high confidence and repeated forecast projections for this period.
“There is also growing confidence in possible record September temperatures in parts of Ireland (29.1C) and Northern Ireland (28C). Unfortunately, forecasting confidence is less confident about the Scotland September record of 32.2C from 1906 (118 years) being breached.”
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Weather maps also show a toasty September on the horizon, but don’t yet indicate that temperatures will hit 30C. The GFS model suggests the heatwave will peak on September 3, with potential highs of 28C in southern England.
BBC weather forecasters are also predicting a warm start to next month. Their forecast for September 2 to September 8 states: “Temperatures could remain above or even well above the seasonal average at first.” However, they expect conditions to turn “wetter and windier again” as the month progresses.
