UK to sizzle in 29C July heatwave with four towns and cities in England hottest

A new scorching 29C heatwave looks set to bake Britain - as new maps show where. Weather maps from Netweather show the heatwave is set to hit on July 12 and temperatures could peak on July 15 when they reach 29C in the south and south east around London and the south coast.

Everywhere from Brighton, and Chichester, to Dover, and Newhaven, could roast. Discussing the projections, Exacta Weather's James Madden said: "Will there be any July heat or extreme heat? The overnight GFS runs are still introducing longer-term warmer weather (pattern change), and potentially HOT conditions keep surfacing in and around mid-July!

"Our last update also stated why it might take 5–10 days for these main third-party computer models to strengthen on any hot or extreme hot periods for this period of July 10–20. The latest GFS model projections have also incorporated some very hot options for us around this same period in two of their last four model runs, and this is something that will become more frequent and strengthen over the next several days.

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"It could also take the pattern change to actually occur within the next 5–10 days before the main third-party computer models become fully aware of these widespread or extreme hot periods in July." He added: "This expected pattern change will also make the route to heat or extreme heat far more possible during this period of July.

"More details are to follow on this soon..." He explained: "We now expect the more southern-driven jet stream to start to drive northwards from in and around this time next week and during the following week, starting on July 8.

"This will allow for our shores (UK and Ireland) to come under a much warmer airflow over an extended period from this pattern change, and it will also place us in an extremely favourable position for high pressure rises and some hot to very hot temperatures on a widespread scale from in and around mid-July and throughout much of the second half of the month."