UK to get five days of hot weather with 30c temperatures

Weather maps are turning a scorching shade of red as a 400-mile-wide mini heatwave is set to roast England before the month's end. The latest forecasts indicate that London, Brighton, Canterbury in Kent, and Crawley will be among the hottest spots, with temperatures soaring into the mid-twenties from May 25 to May 29.

This five-day scorcher is expected to bring warmth to Scotland as well, with temperatures climbing into the twenties, and the North East and North West also seeing highs surpassing the 20C mark. However, the Met Office's forecast for late May stops short of using the term "heatwave".

Their outlook suggests: "Overall though, one way or another, it looks like remaining fairly unsettled across much of the UK, with further rain, showers or even thunderstorms in places, though there will be some sunshine between times, the best of this possibly in southwestern parts." For more weather stories sign up to our newsletter here.

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They add: "Both rainfall amounts and temperatures are likely to be a little above average, but some large spatial differences are likely."

James Madden, the expert at Exacta Weather, has weighed in on the anticipated heatwave that's expected to sweep across Britain next week. He commented: "Some of the main third-party computer models are now becoming more popular in recognition of the high pressure that rises across our shores throughout next week.", reports Birmingham Live.

He further noted: "This is now likely to bring at least another several days of warm to hot conditions and could initially see temperatures rising into the mid to high 20s quite widely, and 30C or more can't be entirely ruled out in the hottest spots and for the first time this year."

"Additionally, there are also some very extreme runs for heat coming through for this final third of this month and into early June, and this particular period and weather scenario for a heatwave is something we have been covering for these exact dates over the past several months in our spring forecast and over the past several weeks in our summer forecast for around early June."

"We should be in full recognition of these high pressure rises across the UK and Ireland with some good cross-model agreement on this, which looks to be perfectly primed for arrival during next week and in time for the spring Bank Holiday weekend and to begin the meteorological summer and June at present."