Met Office provides verdict on heatwave as temperatures set to hit 32C – full record of areas
The Met Office has given a verdict on another heatwave as temperatures forecast to soar above 30C across several counties later in June
Temperatures will reach as high as 32C on Monday June 22(Image: netweather.tv)
Brits could be basking in another spell of sunny weather in a just a few days with temperatures set to top 30C, forecasters say. The current unsettled period – which has seen Britain battered by thunderstorms, hail and showers – will come to and end on Friday.
After the weekend, temperatures are set to rise from next week. And weather maps show temperatures reaching up to 27C on Thursday June 18, before rising further still to 32C on Monday June 22 and Tuesday June 23.
But the Met Office say this increase won’t be close to the May heatwave temperatures when Brits baked in record-breaking 35C heat.
Met Office meteorologist Annie Shuttleworth said: “It’s worth noting at this point, although it is going to be a warm weekend, we’re not expecting temperatures anywhere close to the May heatwave temperatures.
“But they certainly will be above average and higher than they have been recently.”
She said UV levels and pollen levels will also by high as temperatures rise, adding: “So, this isn’t defined as a heat wave, but temperatures will be above average for this point in June for a vast majority of the UK.”
Temperatures are set to start to climb from the end of the weekend. Temperatures could reach as high as 29C next week on Thursday June 18, before hitting up to 32C on Tuesday June 22 according to maps from forecaster Netweather.
The Met said the South and South East were likely to be the warmest.
It’s long-range forecast, spanning June 16 to June 25 states: “A changeable period is likely through the middle of next week with outbreaks of rain focused across the north and northwest, some of which could spread to parts of the south and southeast at times.
“Some strong winds could accompany this, although with temperatures generally above normal. Into the following weekend, high pressure will probably become more dominant with conditions turning more widely dry and settled, and probably very warm for many, especially in the south.”
The seven counties set to see temperatures above 30C in June are:
- London
- Sussex
- Hertfordshire
- Essex
- Norfolk
- Suffolk
- Essex
