After a soggy start to the holidays there is some good news on the way as 32C heat blitzes are forecast next month to cheer millions who are off work and school
Rainclouds will blow away after a soggy start to the school holidays as a 400 mile-wide 29C ‘subtropical sizzle’ makes Britain hotter than the Algarve.
Forecasters have urged sun-lovers not to panic as 32C heat blitzes are on the way next month to cheer millions off work and school.
Staycationers got a shock as deluges lashed the start of the summer break at the weekend, emptying beaches. More thundery downpours are due Monday and Tuesday, before the sun returns from Thursday.
Highs of 29C are due on Friday and into a mainly dry weekend for the South and Midlands. The North is set for 24C, with a mix of showers and sunny spells.
Meanwhile the mercury will reach just 28C in Faro, the capital of the Algarve in Portugal. A mix of warm sunny spells and fresher showery periods will follow before another sizzling heatwave in August.
The Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze said: “After a shaky start, school holidays will see temperatures rise later this week. Several hot spells are due during the summer break, with highs pushing over 30C.
“There will be unsettled conditions ahead as well, but also sunny periods for many to enjoy.”
A Met Office forecaster said: “Low pressure will linger with unsettled conditions, but showers ease by Wednesday with drier conditions extending to most parts on Thursday.
“The weekend has prolonged dry and sunny spells in the South, with wet weather focused on the North. Into August has signs of dry weather as the month progresses, with very warm or hot spells possible.”
Despite the ongoing high temperatures, the Met Office has issued weather warnings for heavy rain and thunderstorms in southwest England, Wales and Scotland this week, with some remaining in effect until Monday evening.
Heavy, thundery downpours are forecast to hit parts of the UK today, with an amber weather warning for rain in place until 8am for the east of Northern Ireland.
A Met Office spokesperson said: “There are signs that high pressure to the southwest may try to extend its influence across the UK, which could bring more in the way of dry, settled weather as we head further into [the month].”
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