Met Office 'warmer weather' update amid reports of UK heatwave

Kate Lally
·2-min read
Crosby Beach
-Credit: (Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)


The Met Office has delivered its July verdict amid reports the UK will bask in a 29C heatwave later this month.

The seventh month of the year has got off to a very mild start, with people taking to social media to bemoan having had to put their central heating on. But some outlets have said this may be about to change.

Official Met Office criteria for a heatwave depends on where you are in the UK. In Liverpool it must be 25C or higher, for three or more days.

READ MORE: Drone footage captures scale of huge fire as smoke seen for miles

READ MORE: Jay Slater 'long night' update as Paul Arnott zones in on 'broken sunglasses' and 'GPS coordinates'

The Met Office only gives regional forecasts for the coming seven days, and there is no chance we'll see heatwave temperatures during this time period. Tuesday, July 9, looks to be the warmest day of the upcoming week, with highs of 20C. It is also predicted to be "cloudy, changing to light shower by lunchtime" with lows of 15C.

Between now and then, we can expect a mixture of cloud, rain and sunny spells, with highs of around 16-17C and temperatures that may feel as low as 7C overnight.

Looking further ahead, for the period from Sunday, July 7, to Tuesday, July 16, the Met Office long-range UK forecast predicts we can expect more mixed weather, with "stronger winds at times", though there are "tentative signs that further into next week, conditions may begin to gradually turn a bit more settled, at least for a time". Temperatures are then likely to "trend back up to average and then potentially above average as the week progresses."

Met Office experts have added: "There has been an emerging trend towards more settled and possibly warmer weather in the run-up to [July 16-July 30], which appears to have been brought forward from the middle of the month.

"This may well continue through to the start of [July 16-July 30] with drier conditions a little more likely than normal. However, as we go through the rest of the month, the latest information suggests that a return to cooler and more unsettled weather is now slightly favoured.

"The forecast signals are all rather weak and conflicting, so confidence in a definitive story at this range can be nothing other than very low."

Receive newsletters with the latest news, sport and what's on updates from the Liverpool ECHO by signing up here

  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next

Latest stories

  • Summer holiday weather revealed - and it's good news for breaks in the UK

    July and August are forecast to be 'very warm' - but it's not all good news...

  • A ‘potentially historic’ heat wave intensifies along the West Coast, with no relief expected for days

    An extremely dangerous, unusually long heat wave is intensifying and spreading up the West Coast – and there will be no relief for days.

  • Mapped: Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico as Category 2 storm

    Hurricane Beryl could make a ‘rare’ double strike in Mexico and potentially impact southeastern United States

  • River Swallows Famous Jamaican Bridge in Wake of Hurricane Beryl

    A historic Jamaican landmark, the Flat Bridge, was swallowed by the swollen Rio Cobre in the wake of Hurricane Beryl on Wednesday, July 3.Video from a See Jamaica camera shows the centuries-old bridge in St Catherine parish before and after it was submerged.An evacuation order was in effect on Wednesday for areas prone to floods or landslides, or near sea level, gullies, or waterways, Jamaica

  • Weather tracker: Hurricane Beryl causes devastation across Caribbean

    Beryl is earliest category 5 Atlantic hurricane in about 100 years of record keeping

  • Fiery Footage Shows Lava Spewing From Crater at Mount Etna

    Intense Strombolian activity made for fiery footage at Mount Etna, as lava spewed from the Voragine crater on July 3.Footage posted by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) shows the “spectacular images”.Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and is in an almost constant state of activity, according to the European Space Agency. Credit: INGV Vulcani via Storyful

  • See where Hurricane Beryl is heading next after landfall in Jamaica

    CNN meteorologist Elisa Raffa breaks down Hurricane Beryl’s possible path toward Mexico and the United States. The storm most recently made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 4 storm.

  • Debris Removed From Historic Jamaican Bridge Submerged in Wake of Hurricane

    A cleanup was underway on Thursday, July 4, at a historic Jamaican bridge that was swallowed by the swollen Rio Cobre in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.Video from a See Jamaica camera shows the centuries-old Flat Bridge in St Catherine parish being cleared of accumulated debris.An evacuation order was in effect on Wednesday for areas prone to floods or landslides, or near sea level, gullies, or waterways, Jamaica

  • Storm Surge in Grand Cayman as Hurricane Beryl Passes

    Multiple weather warnings were in place for the Cayman Islands on July 4, as Hurricane Beryl passed to the south, bringing heavy rain, winds gusting over 70 mph and “extremely rough seas”, the local weather service said.“Widespread thunderstorms” were forecast across the islands, with “significant swells” and rough seas expected through to Friday.This footage was captured by local resident Gannon Rutty and it shows large waves hitting a pier on the East End of Grand Cayman.Deputy Governor Eric Bush said Grand Cayman had experienced “the worst of it” early on Thursday morning, and urged residents to shelter indoors until an all-clear was given. Credit: Gannon Rutty via Storyful

  • Jamaicans hunt for crabs after Hurricane Beryl

    STORY: :: Jamaicans go hunting for crabs stirred up by Hurricane Beryl:: Hellshire Beach, Jamaica"Well when it rains a lot, crabs come up so as much, well, when we get enough rain when the water comes up crabs start (undetectable) earns up. And so we just come out enjoy ourselves and catch as much as we can.""It's my first time coming here and my first time doing this and actually catching a crab. Most people are cowards, which I'm not and I caught one, so big one me.""After the hurricane or after rain, actually, the crabs tend to come up and crab is like another delicacy for Jamaicans, you know. So yeah man, this is just our way of, "having fun" (off screen) having fun, right."The crab hunting at Hellshire Beach was made possible by the passing of Hurricane Beryl, bringing activity and community spirit to the beach.

  • Couple Celebrating Anniversary in Jamaica Document Deadly Hurricane Beryl’s Approach – as Hotel Issues Warning

    "I would prepare for the worst," said a manager at their Jamaican resort

  • See what it looks like in Jamaica as Hurricane Beryl batters the country

    CNN’s Rafael Romo reports from Kingston, Jamaica, where Hurricane Beryl is bringing a devastating combination of storm surge and strong winds.

  • Tourist Captures Hurricane Winds Hitting on Jamaica's North Coast

    A tourist captured strong winds and heavy rain from a coastal hotel in St Bran’s Burg, on the north coast of Jamaica, as Hurricane Beryl swept by on July 3.“Hitting hard now in Jamaica,” Matt Wilde wrote.An evacuation order was in effect on Wednesday for areas prone to floods or landslides, or near sea level, gullies, or waterways, Jamaica

  • 21 minutes to evacuate: Experts predict Mediterranean tsunami with 100% probability

    Only seven tsunamis have hit Spain since 365 AD, but experts warn the big one is on its way in the next 30 years.

  • Sicily's Catania airport reopens after Mount Etna eruption

    Sicily's Catania airport reopened Friday after a temporary suspension of flights earlier in the day caused by an eruption from Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano.The airport said late Friday afternoon that it had fully reopened, while warning of some temporary delays. 

  • Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico

    Hurricane Beryl slammed into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Friday near the resort town of Tulum with fierce winds, US forecasters said. The National Hurricane Center said the storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (160 kph) making it a Category 2 hurricane, weaker than earlier in the week as Beryl hit islands in the Caribbean.

  • Honeymooners Caught in Middle of Hurricane Beryl 'Doing Well' After Storm Battered Grenada (Exclusive)

    Emma Steinke tells PEOPLE on Wednesday, July 3, that although the storm didn't hit them too hard, their thoughts are with others who weren't as lucky

  • Britons told to avoid Caribbean holidays during Hurricane Beryl

    British tourists have been urgently warned to avoid travelling to the Caribbean as Hurricane Beryl barrels towards the Cayman Islands and Mexico.

  • Hurricane Beryl Set to Risk Lives on Gulf Coast Over Holiday

    Life-threatening rip currents caused by record-setting Hurricane Beryl are likely to hit the U.S. coast from Texas to Florida this holiday weekend, forecasters warned Thursday.The hurricane was downgraded to a Category 4 storm early Thursday but has already taken at least nine lives and destroyed hundreds of homes on small Caribbean islands as it barreled through.Now the National Hurricane Center is warning of hazardous conditions along the Gulf Coast from Friday afternoon.Read more at The Daily

  • Edmonton newlyweds, wedding guests ride out hurricane after WestJet strike strands them in Jamaica

    As a hurricane barrelled down on the island of Jamaica Wednesday, newlyweds from Edmonton with their closest friends and family were huddled in a hotel, praying the country's airports would be still standing in the morning.The scene was a far cry from their arrival on the idyllic island on June 24. Their week was supposed to be filled with fun and relaxation.But when their flights were cancelled because of a surprise WestJet strike, they didn't spend an extra day sipping drinks by the water. Ins