BBC Weather points new heatwave verdict after Met Office ‘reasonably heat’ forecast
The UK had the hottest summer ever and now it has been suggested that yet more sunshine is on the way in the coming weeks.
The heat is returning this September(Image: WXCHARTS)
Weather experts are wading in on the possibility of a heatwave set to hit Britain imminently. The UK had the hottest summer ever and now it has been suggested that yet more sunshine is on the way in the coming weeks.
Forecasters have said Brits will bake for four days, starting September 24. Now the BBC have waded in to the debate as to whether it could be hot soon.
BBC Weather says the next week or so should bring more “unsettled conditions”, with the position of the jet stream meaning low pressure systems are on the cards. We can expect “spells of rain and, potentially, some rather blustery winds”, the forecast states.
It will be hot in the south(Image: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
But then higher pressure is on the way according to their reports, “which would mean longer dry interludes and the chance of above-average daytime temperatures”.
They said: “While long-range forecasting is fraught with uncertainty and details are subject to change, there is currently nothing to indicate that a heatwave is on the cards. This could lead to some rather chilly mornings.”
The Met Office officially declares a heatwave when temperatures hit the ‘heatwave threshold’ three days in a row. For September, the threshold stands at 28C in the south-east, where conditions tend to be warmer, and drops to 25C as you go further up the country.
It is set to get hot again in the coming weeks(Image: PA)
The Met Office has agreed some “rather warm days” are on the cards later this month.
The Met Office forecast for September 18 to 27 states: “Remaining changeable, with occasional rain or showers arriving from the North Atlantic, most frequent across northern and western parts of the UK, where some strong winds will also be possible at times.
“However, there will also be some reasonably dry and more settled periods interspersed, especially across southern areas, with a chance these may extend to more of the UK later in the period.
“Temperatures for the period as a whole will probably be close to average overall, but there is scope for some rather warm days at times, along with occasional relatively cool nights giving the occasional grass frost.”
