New weather maps show the date the UK heatwave will end as temperatures drop considerably and parts of the country experience rain. The heatwave has been scorching the UK for some weeks, with parts of Britain receiving temperatures of more than 30C. However, the Met Office has warned the weather conditions for the coming weeks could be changeable, while maps show the sudden drop in temperatures to as low as 9C.
According to WXCharts, temperatures will plummet below 10C in some parts of the country on July 9. Maps showing temperatures at midday show most of England getting to 10C or the low teens, while other parts of the country, such as just south of Edinburgh, will be as cold as 9C. Areas like London, Suffolk and Norfolk will reach as high as 13C while temperatures get slightly colder in more northern parts of England and the rest of the UK. In Northern Ireland, temperatures will be between 9C and 12C.
When it comes to rain, the UK’s current dry spell will come to an end as rain is expected to arrive today in cities like London, Southampton, Newcastle and Edinburgh, along with their surrounding areas.
However, rain will be light with most affected parts of the country experiencing no more than 2-3 millimetres of rain per hour. The Met Office says that isolated showers could arrive in parts of the country today, particularly in northern and eastern England.
Tonight, rain will clear in Scotland, but cloud will extend across Wales and northern England, bringing some rain. It will be dry and clear elsewhere, the Met Office says.
Going further into the week, conditions are described as “hot and muggy” in the southeastern part of the UK, with heavy showers possible.
From this weekend and into the first half of July, the Met Office expect rain to clear with “widely fine and much fresher and cooler conditions than of late”. The forecast reads: “Perhaps turning wetter and windier in the northwest though, with more unsettled conditions spreading across the UK through the coming weekend.
“Not everywhere will see rain or showers, and there will be some brighter, more shower weather too, particularly on Sunday where there is a risk of thunderstorms. Following this, more changeable weather is expected with winds mainly from the west, leading to a typical northwest-southeast split whereby rain and showers are most frequent in the north and west, whilst south and eastern areas are more often dry, bright and warmer.”