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UK to See Third Heatwave of Year This Weekend
Temperatures are forecast to reach 29C in London on Sunday and 31C on Monday. The hot spell will mainly affect southern and southeastern England while western Scotland receives heavy rain.
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The third heatwave of the year will reach the UK this weekend, with temperatures expected to climb above 26C across southern and southeastern England. Saturday highs are forecast at 27C in the southeast, while northern areas remain in the high teens and Scotland stays around 16-17C. Sunday is projected to be the warmer day, with London reaching 29C.
Scotland faces a separate weather pattern, with the risk of more than 100mm of rain by the end of the weekend. Additional pulses of rain are expected across northwest Scotland, parts of northern England, the Pennines, the Lake District, and Northern Ireland.
An area of high pressure near the Azores is directing a westerly airflow that brings frontal systems and persistent rain to the northwest while keeping the south mainly dry and sunny.
A meteorologist stated the coming spell will not be as hot or humid as June's record-breaking heatwave and will not affect the whole country. Monday could see highs of 31C in the south. The Met Office forecast indicates most places will have fine and dry conditions through Tuesday, with sunny spells and turning hot across southern and eastern England.
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