The UK is set for another scorching couple of days as forecasts predict 33C heat will return at the start of next month. On Sunday, August 3, the UK will reach highs of 33C according to weather maps by WXCharts, which have turned red across parts of south England and the Midlands.
Temperatures will also peak on Tuesday, August 5, with a maximum of 31C predicted near Bath and Peterborough. On the hottest day, Sunday, temperatures will largely sit between 30C and 31C in the south-east of England to the northern midlands, including Norfolk, Suffolk, London, Leicester, Nottingham, and Derby. London will be the hottest place on August 3, with temperatures forecast to reach 33C at 6pm.
It could be a restless couple of nights for those in the hottest areas, with temperatures expected to stay high, reaching 29C at midnight on Saturday and remaining around 30C by midnight on Sunday.
It starts to fall below 30C north of Nottingham, and the West of England will be much cooler. Manchester is forecast to reach 24C, while the tip of Cornwall could be 22C, and in Newcastle it will be around 21C.
On Tuesday, a band of the hottest temperatures between 30C and 31C will sweep northeast from the Cotswolds towards Nottingham at around 6pm.
Much of England has been forecast 29C, from London up towards Yorkshire, although it starts to drop considerably as you reach Newcastle and Cumbria, which has been predicted temperatures in the high teens to low 20s.
On both days, Wales will be in the low 20s, while Northern Ireland will be much cooler with temperatures in the late teens—the same as Scotland.
Saturday, August 2, won’t be as hot as Sunday, although the warmest counties will still be just below 30C. On Monday, August 4, the UK is set to reach highs of 26C.
The Met Office long-range forecast predicts there is a “small chance” of hot spells in late July and early August.
It said: “Later in the period if high pressure builds into the southwest settled weather may develop there too. It will be breezy at times, especially in further north.
“Temperatures are most likely to be near to average for the time of year, with only a small chance of hot spells during late July and the start of August.”