The UK is set to swelter in the coming days, with scorching temperatures above 30C predicted to hit across the south-east, the south coast, East Anglia, and the East Midlands. Saturday, June 14, according to forecasts from WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data, will bring the heat as even northern Scotland and northern England are due for temperatures in the 20s.
The top temperature is expected to be found around Kent and Sussex, with 34C predicted, according to maps generated on June 8. However, more generally, if you’re living in the Home Counties, expect the mercury to have climbed past 30C around noon on June 14, according to the forecast. Likewise, if you’re living in the East Midlands or on the south coast, brace for blistering heat.
Wales, the West Midlands, the south-west and areas approaching northern England, should still expect temperatures in the mid to high-20s. The north-west of Scotland may too see temperatures comfortably past 20C, while other areas of Scotland, and northern England should be in for pleasant conditions, the maps suggest.
Northen Ireland on the other hand will be cooler, with temperatures below 20C. The steaming heat hitting most of Britain looks set to arrive from Spain and North Africa. Weather maps from WXCharts zoomed out across the west of the continent show stifling heat meandering its way up through France, the Low Countries and blasting Britain.
In its long-range forecast starting from June 13, the Met Office said: “The start of this period is likely to be quite unsettled but also widely warm or very warm and humid, perhaps locally hot in parts of the south and east. Some rain or showers and thunderstorms are likely to affect most parts but there will also be some sunshine. Later in the weekend and into the start of the following week, most parts will become drier but also cooler and fresher.”
