A Met Office meteorologist and presenter has revealed the best place to escape this weekend as the UK is set to reach a searing 30C. It will be hot across the southeast on Sunday, reaching up to 30C, but the real heat kicks in on Monday and Tuesday, when Alex Deakin said parts of the UK could soar to 34C. There is "a chance" it could even get hotter than 34C if there is no cloud, which would push records, but equally there's a chance that temperatures max out at 31 or 32C.
Alex said it is hard to predict when the highest temperatures will kick in because there's still a bit of uncertainty over the amount of sunshine, but the Met Office will firm up details over the course of the weekend. "Different areas are likely to see slightly different temperatures at different times, but Monday and Tuesday are the peak," he told the Express.
Areas Affected
Areas set to feel particularly hot over the weekend will be "any kind of urban area, any kind of town across the south could see those temperatures getting pretty high". Wales will also be impacted. He explained: "London obviously often gets high temperatures, but also further west, particularly Monday and Tuesday, in and around Bristol area through Somerset could see temperatures in the low 30s could get 33C, 34C, and even in parts of southeast Wales as well."
"Close to Cardiff, probably not Cardiff itself, but a little bit further inland, southeast Wales, we could see those temperatures get up to 33C or 34C. All of those temperatures are pretty unusual for June, but particularly across southwest of England, south Wales, they're pushing their extremes," he said.
Thunderstorm Risk
However, due to the extreme heat and humidity, thunderstorms could be on their way. "You always get a risk of thunderstorms when you get the heat and humidity building," he said. Southern parts of Wales, southern England, the Midlands and across to East Anglia are "most likely" to see this weather event.
Best Place to Escape
But to escape the blistering heat, he said it is likely to be "quite a nice weekend" in Scotland, avoiding both the temperatures and the thunderstorms. He predicted dry weather with sunny spells, and cloud across Scotland on Monday and Tuesday to keep things cooler, accompanied by a little rain.
