A blast of scorching summer is on its way with new weather maps showing high temperatures across much of Britain in the coming days.
The charts from Netweather and WXCharts show a blast of baking weather will hit England early next week bringing roasting temperatures and sunshine for many areas. Temperatures in and around London could hit 30C on Tuesday July 30, according to the predictions, with the heat spiking at around 3pm in the afternoon.
The hot weather is not only confined to the south east, however. The midlands and the east of Britain are also set to roast with Birmingham and the west midlands set to reach 28C while Leeds is set to reach 26C in the coming week. The sweltering weather looks set to blanket much of England with only the south west, north east and north west of the country spared the soaring temperatures.
The heat seems to be originating from France, the maps show, with temperatures climbing as high as 34C across the channel. The Met Office has warned of the chance of some “very warm” conditions in the south east towards the end of the month.
They said: “The end of July and into early August will typically be dominated by a northwest-southeast split. Northwestern areas will probably experience rather breezy conditions with cloud and some outbreaks of rain or drizzle as weakening Atlantic frontal systems attempt to push eastwards across the UK.
“Toward the south and east it will tend to be drier and brighter much of the time, although there is also the small possibility of some thundery showers spreading in from the nearby continent at times. Temperatures during this period will probably be close to or slightly above average overall, with the likelihood of some very warm conditions developing in the south and perhaps parts of the east at times.”
In the shorter term Brits can expect more of the same with sunny spells for many today as showers develop locally in parts of the north and west. Into the weekend the forecaster said: “Saturday will be a day of sunny spells and showers. The showers mainly in the north and west, these turning heavy and possibly thundery later. Pleasantly warm in the sunshine.”
Into Sunday the forecast is dry with sunny spells and light winds and as the next week begins temperatures are going to start warming up in the south east, gradually spreading northwards as the week goes on.
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