UK on course for 'unusually hot summer' with temperatures 'in high 30s'

James Rodger

10 June 2024 at 1:27 am·2-min read

Britain faces an "unusually hot" summer, according to weather forecasters, with the mercury set to skyrocket to the high twenties and even thirties at times. The predicted increase in tropical storms is being blamed on unusually high sea temperatures and a transition from El Nino to La Nina.

Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services, told GB News: “North-Atlantic temperatures are zooming, and are around 4C or 5C above average for the time of year. This is going to provide energy to drive the hurricane season, and we are expecting not only more hurricanes than usual this year, but a trend for them to be stronger than usual.

“This could end up affecting the UK later in the season, as some of these systems enter the north Atlantic and change our weather patterns.” Weather Channel spokesman Chris DeWeese told GB News: “The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season starts on the first of June and is forecast to be one of the most active seasons on record.

“The US National Weather Service’s (NOAA) recent outlook was its highest outlook ever, anticipating up to 25 named storms, 13 hurricanes and seven major hurricanes.” Weather Channel meteorologist Jonathan Belles said: “A pattern called the positive North Atlantic Oscillation is expected across the Atlantic.

“This may steer more systems west while also trapping them in the tropics with no safe escape route.” Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said: “There are hints of high-pressure building as we go through next week, and high pressure to the west of us becomes more dominant which means largely settled conditions.

“It is likely to turn dry with more fine weather ahead although it may become a bit more changeable as we go through next weekend. After that, there are signs that we could see high-pressure building again, but that’s a bit more uncertain, and it’s a bit more likely that it will stay changeable as we go through the following week.”

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