All the parts of England set for heatwave this week - according to Met Office

James Rodger

24 June 2024 at 1:46 am·2-min read

A Met Office map shows all the parts of UK set for a heatwave this week. Britain is set to bake in a heatwave next week with the Met Office saying from Monday June 24 to Wednesday June 26, there will be "warm or very warm" temperatures with maximum temperatures of 24C, before typically summer heat which is "very warm" for two to three days with daytime maximum temperatures hitting 27C.

In one part of the UK, it will be "hot", the Met Office says, with 29C forecast. The Met Office is forecasting temperatures as high as 29C for London and parts of the south east, while other areas will see two to three days in the mid twenties.

Operational meteorologist Honor Criswick said: "As we're pushing into next week we're starting to see the hotter spells, but it is going to be quite brief. It will be a brief hot spell, but perhaps a beginning to summer which I'm sure many people have been waiting around for."

Ms Criswick said "a lot of people couldn't believe it when the spring stats came in", but added they were largely influenced by higher overnight temperatures. Dan Rudman, Met Office deputy chief meteorologist, said on Friday: "After a brief, less settled interlude today and tomorrow, fine conditions will return by Sunday and into the beginning of next week.

"Whether or not everyone experiences heatwave thresholds, the majority of the UK will experience the highest temperatures so far this year. Confidence in the forecast reduces markedly from Wednesday onwards, with uncertainty in both how long the heat will last and how it will break down, which we will be keeping an eye on for the coming days."

The forecaster went on and said: "However, by next weekend, cooler, changeable conditions become more likely."

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