Hot weather is set to make a return to multiple towns and cities across the UK, with potential highs of 27C to arrive in just days after a brief period of rain – but some regions won’t be so lucky
After a period of unsettled skies, Britain is set to bask in sunshine once again this week, with temperatures soaring across much of the country – and sizzling highs of 27C on the cards.
According to advanced weather modelling maps by WXCharts, parts of southern England will already be feeling the heat by midday on Friday, July 25, with the mercury rising fast – and things will only get warmer by mid-noon. At 12pm, Manchester is expected to reach pleasant highs 21C, while Birmingham could climb to 23C. The Cotswolds will be sizzling at maximum temperatures of around 26C, while nearby Cardiff will also see a notable rise.
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London could reach 24C by midday, while Surrey, Winchester, Salisbury, and the sun-soaked Cranborne Chase area – including areas of Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire, could push towards 25C. But the real heat will hit by mid-afternoon.
At 3pm, Surrey could see a maximum of 27C – potentially the hottest spot in the country. Birmingham and the Cotswolds could touch 26C, with London and Andover, Hampshire, not far behind. Elsewhere in the southeast and southwest, many areas will enjoy temperatures between 23 and 25C, according to WXCharts’ predictions.
But the north won’t quite catch the same rays. Newcastle is forecast to welcome a much cooler 18C, while temperatures across Scotland will stay cooler, ranging from 14C in Inverness to 17C in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Looking further ahead, the Met Office said in its long-range forecast from July 26 to August 19 that “a weather regime dominated by westerly winds is likely to become established. While showers or longer spells of rain will remain possible for all parts of the country, the focus of wet weather will likely be across the west and northwest, especially over hills where rain could be prolonged.”
It adds: “The highest chance of drier and sunnier weather is expected to the east of hills, and across south and eastern areas. Later in the period if high pressure builds into the southwest settled weather may develop there too.
“It will be breezy at times, especially in further north. Temperatures are most likely to be near to average for the time of year, with only a small chance of hot spells during late July and the start of August.”