Weather maps show that after a spell of colder conditions, the weather will become warmer again starting from July 11, with the mercury reaching 30C or higher on several days
Temperatures are cooling down this week after we experienced the hottest day of the year on Tuesday.
While the next few days are set to be cooler, with rain hitting some parts of the country, more warm conditions are expected from the second half of next week. Weather maps show that on July 14, parts of the UK could experience temperatures as hot as 36C – with even the Scottish Highlands seeing highs of 25C. But there are more days when the mercury could reach 30C or higher this month. According to WXCharts maps, warm temperatures are expected for a week between July 11 and July 18.
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On Friday next week, Kent and Norfolk could experience highs of 31C, the weather maps show. July 16 and July 17 are expected to be the hottest days of this period, with the mercury reaching 34C. On July 16, a large red area can be seen stretching all the way from Plymouth in Cornwall to Edinburgh in Scotland.
All of England will experience highs of between 26C and 34C, while Scotland will be slightly cooler with temperatures ranging between the low 20s and the high 10s. On these dates, temperatures in the UK will reach 30C or higher:
- Friday, July 11
- Saturday, July 12
- Sunday, July 13
- Monday, July 14
- Tuesday, July 15
- Wednesday, July 16
- Thursday, July 17
- Friday, July 18
The Met Office’s long-range forecast between July 7 and July 16 says: “Likely a fairly cool and showery start to the new week. Showers will tend to focus on northern and eastern areas of the UK, while parts of the south and west again become largely dry. Through the rest of the week any rain will tend to focus on the north or northwest of the country, with the south becoming predominantly dry.
“Temperatures are likely to remain close to, perhaps a little below average initially. However toward the following weekend there are signs that temperatures will begin to trend up, becoming warm or very warm once again, especially across southern parts of the UK, but perhaps more widely as we head toward the middle of July.”
From July 17 to July 31, changeable conditions are expected, forecasters said. These could include “occasional episodes of hot weather and thundery outbreaks,” the Met Office added. During this period, temperatures are likely to be above average, with the greatest chance of very warm or hot spells in the South or South East.
It comes as provisional Met Office statistics revealed that England had its warmest June on record this year, while the UK experienced its second warmest since the series began in 1884. This follows a record-breaking spring, which was officially the warmest and sunniest spring on record for the UK.
Met Office Climate Scientist, Dr Amy Doherty, said: “While we’ve not conducted formal climate attribution studies into June 2025’s two heatwaves, past studies have shown it is virtually certain that human influence has increased the occurrence and intensity of extreme heat events such as this. Numerous climate attribution studies have shown that human influence increased the chance that specific extreme heat events would occur, such as the summer of 2018 and July 2022.
“Our Met Office climate projections indicate that hot spells will become more frequent in our future climate, particularly over the southeast of the UK. Temperatures are projected to rise in all seasons, but the heat would be most intense in summer.”
UK 5 day weather forecast
Thursday:
A north-south split in the weather. Rather cool with sunshine and frequent blustery showers across the north. Mostly dry with warm spells of sunshine in the south.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Brisk winds and rain in the north Friday. Dry and sunny in the south. An unsettled weekend for most, with blustery showers. Cool in the northwest, warmer in the southeast.