UK temperatures to drop 'colder than Sweden and Norway' when heatwave ends

The UK will see temperatures plunge to colder than NORWAY after a May heatwave. The hottest weekend of the year will hit this weekend, with 26C highs, smashing the current 2024 record of 24C currently recorded last month in April - but it won't last.

Forecaster WX Charts is predicting single-figure temperatures on the morning of May 25 in the UK. At the same time, large parts of Sweden and areas of Norway will be comfortably in the double digits.

England and Wales will see temperatures between 4C and 7C at 6am on May 25 - colder than Scandinavia. Looking ahead from 24 May to early June, the Met Office said: "At the start of this period, the weather will probably continue to be fairly unsettled, with rain or showers for many.

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"There will also be some sunny spells between, with slightly-above average temperatures. Around the end of May and into early June there are some tentative signs that conditions could become a little more settled, however this does not rule out further spells of rain or showers moving through at times.

"As we head from late spring and into early summer, it will naturally feel warm in any sunshine, especially when winds fall light." The BBC Weather team says: "A warmer and drier period from the middle of this week is expected for much of the UK, except the far north and northwest.

"Early next week, it will become rather unsettled and cooler but temperatures are likely to remain above average. This trend may continue for the rest of the forecast period." It explains the UK weather will "turn wetter" next week before an "unsettled" final week of the month.

"Will it be high or low pressure in charge of the forecast as we end May and move into June?" the BBC has also asked.