Brits could be about to bake in toasty temperatures as weather maps turn red, with predictions from WX Charts suggesting temperatures could soar to up to 27C from June 12. The East of England is predicted to be the warmest, with a red band of summer heat stretching from London to Norwich, where 26C is forecast. High temperatures could also reach Newcastle.
Further warm figures are possible in the southeast, including Sussex and Surrey, with 21C predicted. The warm weather could spread across the southwest, with Somerset, Devon and Cornwall predicted to be slightly cooler but still warm at 17 to 20C. In the Midlands, temperatures could reach up to 23C, while Manchester and surrounding areas could also see 23C. Newcastle looks to be the hottest place in the north of England at 21C into the evening. The eastern part of Wales will be the hottest part of the country at 22C, with Cardiff seeing 20C.
Northern Ireland and Scotland look set to be cooler, with a milder feel of around 14C. For the same period, experts at the Met Office think June 7 to June 16 will be an “unsettled” time, particularly at the start, with many areas seeing showers and longer spells of rain. The Met Office said: “At first, wet weather may be focussed across the south of the UK but it looks like this focus will fairly quickly shift northwards during the first few days.”
It added: “Towards the middle of June, there is an increased chance that high pressure will become more dominant, at least in the south. This would result in some longer periods of drier weather, although unsettled spells remain likely. Following a rather cool start to this period, there is a greater chance of warmer spells towards mid-June.”
The forecast comes after provisional figures showed the UK had its warmest spring on record and its driest in more than 50 years. The three months from March to May were also the sunniest spring on record for the UK. Spring temperatures surpassed the long-term average by 1.4C and beat the previous warmest spring in 2024, in records dating back to 1884. The Met Office said that eight of the 10 warmest springs on record had occurred since 2000, and the three warmest had been since 2017, in a sign of the changing climate.
