Exact date sunshine will return as Britain to bask in 30C heat and maps to turn orange
AFTER a cooler week, some Brits have been questioning whether the summer weather has been and gone.
According to the Met Office, the temperature is set to rise in parts of the UK this weekend and early into next week.
A “short but quite intense” spell of hot weather is set to hit the UK this weekend, with temperatures forecast to reach 33C in parts of the country.
After a grey and wet start to summer, the roasting heat looks set to continue early into next week.
The Met Office wrote yesterday: “Heat and humility will be building over Sunday and Monday, and it will become very hot for some”.
The Met Office reported that the hot and humid weather will “build across England and Wales” over the next couple of days.
England and Wales are expected to see temperatures hit the high 20s and low 30s, with high teens and low 20s forecast for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
But the heat looks set to stay in the south, with rain predicted in the North and North-West of the UK.
Warm air will move up from Europe on Saturday and through Sunday and Monday, before temperatures dip again on Tuesday to average levels for this time of year.
Met Office spokeswoman Nicky Maxey said: “The hot spell is short-lived but quite intense.”
Warm air will move up from Europe on Saturday and through Sunday and Monday, before temperatures dip again on Tuesday to average levels for this time of year.
She added: “Temperatures are due to peak on Monday and rapidly return to average on Tuesday and Wednesday.”
Much of the country will be cloudy and humid on Saturday morning, with the north seeing brighter spells and light showers.
The clouds will clear up throughout the day with warmer air moving in on Saturday evening.
Sunday and Monday are expected to be the warmest days, with highs expected to reach 31C in London, 25C in Manchester, 22C in Glasgow and 21C in Belfast.
The high temperatures will see a rise in pollen count throughout the country along with high UV levels.
The Met Office recommends covering up during midday hours and wearing sunscreen.
But this will not be considered a heatwave as temperatures need to last for three consecutive days in order to meet the criteria.
The mercury looks set to return to normal for the rest of the week, with a small possibility of “very warm conditions” returning to parts of the south and east.
This week's Met Office forecast in full
Tonight:
Grey and damp, with drizzle and coastal mit for western parts. Some heavier burst further north, before turning drier from the west by dawn. Humid overnight, especially in the southeast.
Friday:
Rain in the south clearing during the morning and becoming mostly dry across the south. Further north showers with some brighter spells. Feeling warm in the sunshire
Saturday-Monday
Sunshine for many, through blustery showers in the north, patchy rain on Saturday. Hot sunshine on Sunday and Monday, but rain in the northwest.
Tuesday-Thursday
Spells of cloud and rain at times, perhaps occasionally breezy or unseasonably windy conditions in some places. Most of the wet weather will tend to be focused on the north and northwest, with longer drier spells in further south and east. Temperatures for the period will be close or perhaps a little below average, however there is a small possibility of very warm conditions returning to parts of the south and east.