A heatwave is hitting the UK next week

From Prima

Summer is officially here, as weather forecasters have predicted that temperatures of 30°C are on the way, with the possibility of June being Britain’s hottest in 42 years.

Following a warm and dry May, the Met Office says that so far in June, temperatures have been one degree above average for many parts of the UK, with rainfall just 33 per cent of the whole month’s average total.

Statistics show that from 1 to 14 June, the average temperature of 14.7C is 1.7C above average, which is the warmest the month has seen since 1976 when the average for the month was 15C.

Speaking to the Mirror, Met Office forecaster Bonnie Diamond revealed: ‘It’s warming up from the weekend and for next week as high pressure drags up warmer air from the continent.

‘Sunday could see 26°C and from Wednesday looks like the low 30s in the South, with sunny and warm weather lasting until at least the end of next week.’

Meanwhile, bookies Ladbrokes has cut the odds on this being the hottest June ever to just 5/4 and 1/4 for any part of the UK seeing temperatures of 30°C or higher by the end of the month.

For the weekend, the weather is expected to be dry and sunny for many parts of Britain.

BBC Weather forecaster Matt Taylor told the Express: ‘By Sunday, temperatures widely just in the low 20s and the outlook whether you are in Scotland, England or Wales we’ll see temperatures in the low to high 20s, and one or two spots – particularly across west and southern England and East Wales could get to around 30°C.’

But Brits have been warned to make the most of the weather over the coming days as cooler weather could be on the cards by the end of the end of the month.

Meteorologist Amy Hodgson at The Weather Channel says: ‘Towards the end of next week there is some uncertainty in how long these warm and sunny conditions will last, with some models indicating a risk to a change in pattern, with cooler north-westerly flow.’

Better grab that sunscreen!

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