Swathes of summer heat are set to engulf the UK this June as weather maps turn red and orange. The hot temperatures are predicted to stay for another month as figures climb up to 27 degrees mid-June. Starting from Thursday, June 12, temperatures will soar up to 26C, with the East of England predicted to be the hottest.
From London to Norwich, a red band of summer heat will send figures upwards of 24C at 6pm, with the latter predicted to be 26C. From Norwich up to Newcastle, on the east coast of England, figures will remain high on June 12 according to weather maps from WXCharts, with the evening expected to be 21-24C.
In the south east, similar warm figures are predicted with Sussex and Surrey hovering between 21-23C on the same day. Over in the south west, while slightly milder, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall are predicted to be warm, with 17- 20C temperatures.
In the Midlands, temperatures will be slightly hotter than in the Southwest, with swathes of orange taking over. They will be between 20 and 23 degrees Celsius. Manchester and the surrounding areas will see similar hot temperatures of 23 degrees Celsius on June 12.
In the north of England, WXCharts shows the east will be the hottest with Newcastle seeing 21C at 6pm that week. The east of Wales will be the warmest part of the country, standing at 22C, with Cardiff seeing 20C on June 12.
While Northern Ireland and Scotland will be cooler, the two countries will still have a mild feel, with temperatures hovering around 14C.
Following on from Thursday, June 12, figures will soar even higher on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.BBC weather reports 25C figures in England and Wales on Friday 13, with Saturday 14 climbing up to a hot 27C.
The sun is predicted to shine high in the sky from the morning, with temperatures rising past 25C at 1pm on June 14. Sunday will remain warm, with the forecaster showing 26C in the afternoon, too.
According to the Met Office, towards the middle of June, “there is an increased chance that high pressure will become more dominant, at least in the south”. The forecaster says, although this would result in some longer periods of drier weather, “unsettled spells remain likely”.