UK heatwave to come back to crashing finish with temperatures plunging 15C in 48 hours
The UK has been hit by three sizzling heatwaves already this year, but weather maps have revealed the mercury is about to plummet big style
The heat is about to be beat (stock)(Image: WXCharts)
New weather maps reveal temperatures are set to plummet across the UK, offering much-needed respite to Brits who are finding the scorching conditions increasingly unbearable.
Britain has already endured three heatwaves this year, with the blazing spells in May and June both smashing temperature records nationwide.
Faced with blistering heat, Brits have grown used to sweltering weather, particularly in southern regions. Without air conditioning and with stifling humidity, many have battled to stay cool and get decent sleep during these punishing hot spells.
However, relief is finally approaching. Fresh weather maps from forecaster WXCharts reveal cooler conditions are heading our way, with temperatures set to plunge by as much as 15C within just 48 hours.
The UK might get a drop in temperature this month (stock)(Image: PA)
The remainder of July appears destined to stay fairly scorching, though respite may arrive towards the end of the month.
Temperatures are expected to reach their peak around July 25, when certain parts of England will endure highs of up to 35C, WXCharts maps indicate.
Yet this intense heat appears set to fade away. Monday July 27 still looks relatively balmy, with temperatures lingering in the mid-20s across much of England.
But within a 48-hour window, temperatures will crash by as much as 15C by Wednesday, July 29.
Prior to that dramatic drop, the most scorching areas will be around southern and western England, particularly regions like London and the Home Counties.
But by July 29, the majority of the UK looks set to experience temperatures below the average for that time of year, according to WXCharts’ current maps for that date.
This is shown by the blue colours on the map, indicating where temperatures will fall beneath the norm.
Brits have been blasted with successive heatwaves(Image: PA)
From the end of this month into August, the Met Office has said there is a possibility of “a somewhat more changeable period, with the potential for showers or thunderstorms or even some longer spells of rain at times, these most likely to the north.”
Meanwhile, it has warned that weather extremes are becoming the new norm for the UK, with temperatures rarely seen in Britain being experienced a number of times over the summer months this year.
Mike Kendon, Met Office climate information scientist, said: “2025 was the UK’s warmest year on record, the sixth time this record has been broken in the 21st Century so far. The last four years are all in the top five warmest years. With warming at around 0.25°C per decade since the 1980s, it seems likely this record will be broken again in a matter of years.”
