The super heatwave set to bake Britain will be coming earlier than first thought, an expert has claimed.
Earlier this week, we reported how Exacta Weather’s meteorologist scoffed at the BBC’s predictions of heat between the mid to low 20s this week and said “in reality, we can expect much higher maximum daily temperatures than this”.
Exacta said that from Sunday June 22 until around Thursday 27 something more akin to the high 20s or possibly even 30c would be more likely – with a super heatwave to follow.
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But now it appears as if that prediction has been revised . . . with all of us set to be hit by the incredible blast of heat far earlier than first thought. New map data provide by Exacta shows that on Saturday, July 6, temperatures will soar to around 30c, with highs of around 20c at night.
A spokesman from Exacta said: “The latest GFS runs are seeing the start of a potential super heatwave just a few days earlier than our July 10th forecast prediction from several weeks ahead! Plus any cooler and unsettled weather now looks pretty short-lived for next week on the basis of these latest charts!”
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In an Exacta prediction dated May 24, James said we could see a “very hot and extensive period of warmth” developing around the mid-to-late-month period…”which could see temperatures topping out at something much higher than this at the peak of any heat event around this time.”
“However, and this is where I must be 100% clear on this. This forecast for an extensive and even hotter period or a potential super heatwave is only of ‘moderate’ confidence for us in June and always has been,” he added.
An additional post in early June also doubled down on these same forecast projections. It said there were ‘increasing signals’ for change. And now it appears as if Madden and his team were right – but the super heatwave just decided to turn up a little earlier than planned.
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This also tallies with the BBC’s long term forecast for the period of July 1 to July 14.
It states: “With high pressure likely to remain close to the UK, conditions could stay mostly dry, warm and calm at the beginning of July, with the chances of drier and calmer conditions appearing to be greatest towards the north and west, although there is increasing uncertainty.
“As a zone of high pressure might extend from the Azores High to the UK and western continental Europe in the second week of July, southern parts of the UK are forecast to be warmer, calmer and somewhat drier.
“In general, there is a chance that the drier and calmer conditions will continue or return. However, for Scotland and Northern Ireland, there is an ongoing risk of wetter, windier and slightly cooler conditions, with temperatures around or slightly above average for the time of year.”
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