Much of England and Wales is set to be hit by a scorcher later this month, including some areas seeing the temperature rise to as high as 35C on August 16, according to predictions. WXCharts suggests that the south, south east, south west, west, east and the Midlands and some parts of the north in England will be the warmest. The west of Wales looks to be less affected on the Saturday, after heating up on August 15. But parts of Caernarfonshire and Anglesey still look a tad cooler on this date, as do places on the Norfolk and Suffolk coast.
Parts of Essex also seem to be less sweltering. The same goes for the Lincolnshire coast and the east of Yorkshire. Moreover, the top of Lancashire appears to be in the 20s. The Isle of Wight doesn’t look to be included in the places with 30C plus, and a lot of Cornwall and the north coast of Devon seem to be set for temperatures lower than 30C.
As does the very top of Somerset.
The eastern edge of Kent is similar and the very south of Sussex. As is the case with most sunny days, the sea breeze means more areas of the south coast are set to be a bit breezier, with perhaps slightly lower temperatures.
According to WXCharts, the four counties in England that are most certain to escape the most intense heat are Cumberland, Northumberland, Durham, and Westmorland.
The same goes for all 32 modern counties in Scotland and the six in Northern Ireland.
The Met Office says the UK can expect a frontal system that will “likely lead to spells of rain and showers, especially to the north and west, which may be locally heavy”, between August 7 and 16.
Experts added: “The rain will spread east across the UK, but there may, however, be some drier and sunny spells in the east at first.
“A changeable westerly pattern will then continue for a time with spells of rain or showers, but there will likely be some drier, brighter interludes, especially in the south and east.
“Temperatures will mainly be near average.”
They also predicted: “As we move towards the middle of the month, there is an increased chance of high pressure becoming more dominant, leading to drier, more settled conditions becoming more widespread and above average temperatures.
“However, some brief unsettled spells remain possible.”