Weather maps turn orange as UK to see 'above average' temperatures

Warmer weather could hit the UK in just two weeks. Weather maps have turned orange, indicating sunnier skies could be heading towards Britain.

The Midlands and south east England look set to get the best of the weather when temperatures are predicted to rise on Sunday, July 14. It comes after Britain saw its warmest temperature of the year so far last week.

At Heathrow, a scorching 30.3C was recorded, prompting the UK Health Security Agency to issue multiple heat health alerts. But cloud, wind and rain are set to take over for much of the next fortnight.

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There will be downpours in the coming week, with Wednesday and Thursday set to see strong winds which will blow in showers from northern and western areas. The weekend is expected to 'see the unsettled theme continue', with showers affecting most of the country.

But conditions could change the following week, Mirror reports. Netweather said: "There are some tentative hints of pressure rising from the south-west during this week, most likely towards the end of the week."

According to Netweather, it will be 'warmer overall' than the previous week. It added: "It does not look likely that it will generally be substantially warmer than average, although the odd hot day or two is possible towards the south-east."

It could even get warm enough to enjoy the football outside. The south east of the UK will see above-average temperatures during the week, with conditions set to be slightly drier than elsewhere.

NetWeather said: "Temperatures during this week are expected to be slightly above average overall, perhaps over 1C above in parts of the south-east, but western counties of Britain are expected to have near-average temperatures. It will probably be drier than average in the south and east of England, but with near-average rainfall most likely elsewhere.

"It will probably again be cloudier than average for most of the country."