Yahoo News Met Office update on when summer will arrive after wet and cold week
The UK basked in some gloriously sunny weather during May, with temperatures rivalling those of Majorca. However all good things must come to an end, as June has kicked off with a wet and dreary bang.
Despite the calendar marking the start of summer, the weather has been lagging behind, with a noticeable chill and intermittent showers dampening spirits recently.
It's not just your imagination either the Met Office confirms that the average temperature for the UK this June has indeed dipped below the norm, influenced by northerly breezes. In fact, it's been the coldest first 10 days of June since 2020, according to WalesOnline.
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For those hoping for more sunshine, the outlook isn't promising a heatwave for the UK just yet, according to the weather experts. Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin reports that the cool weather will persist for the next few days, with potential ground frost in some rural spots overnight. Temperatures are expected to be "warmer" by Saturday, but not exactly "warm".
He said: "We're coming from well below average to about somewhere closer to average. There will still be a bit of a chill in the air."
Devon was hit by a spell of wet weather today (Thursday, June 13), due to a jet stream moving eastwards across the Atlantic. This will be followed by low pressure bringing "a lot of showers" over the weekend.
In the short term, there's no sign of warmth returning to the UK. According to meteorologist Alex, there are also no signs of summer in the near future.
He said: "From Monday, June 17, to Monday, June 24, it's going to be wetter than average for England, Wales, and parts of eastern Scotland and around average for much of western Scotland and Northern Ireland. So that isn't signalling a lot of dry and sunny weather."
He added that temperatures during this period are also expected to be below average in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. As for the final week of June and beyond, Alex said there aren't strong weather signals yet certainly not for anything significantly warm.
"That's often the case at this time of year there's no real global drivers dictating our weather patterns...it is a bit of a toss-up for that final week of June," he explained.
However, he did mention that high pressure could move in from the west in the final week of June, potentially bringing above-average temperatures. But whether this will mark the start of summer remains uncertain.
Rebekah Sherwin, a Met Office deputy chief meteorologist, agreed with Alex's forecast. She explained: "The UK average temperature for June so far has been below average and the immediate forecast suggests no strong signal for temperatures to get above average.
"So far during the month we have been in a weather pattern that has brought a northerly air flow to the UK with high pressure to the west and low pressure over Scandinavia funnelling that flow."
She continued: "The UK forecast from Thursday shows a weather front coming in from the west, reaching all parts of the UK during the day. This will be accompanied by windy conditions particularly around western and southwestern coasts.
"There is a signal for temperatures to come up to near normal levels through the weekend but the forecast into next week remains largely unsettled with showers, some heavy, in places."
