A vast plume of hot air from Europe is expected to bring warm weather to the UK, with temperatures potentially reaching 25°C in London on Saturday, June 8. Forecast maps from Netweather.tv and WXCharts show a band of warm air spilling into southern and eastern England, with urban areas in the north like Manchester, Liverpool, and Leeds also seeing temperatures in the 20s. Scotland will be cooler, with mid-teens in The Highlands.
The Met Office confirmed that the start of June would be generally settled due to high pressure extending across much of the country. In its long-range forecast, it stated that most areas would be dry with plenty of sunshine, especially in the southeast, though cooler near the coast. The fair weather is likely to continue for a few days into the following week, but the outlook becomes more uncertain thereafter.
Netweather forecasters also noted a dominant high pressure build over the west and southwest of Britain during the first week of June, bringing plenty of dry and sunny weather to Northern Ireland, Wales, and western and southern England. Northern and eastern Scotland may see cooler and cloudier conditions at times.
The drier conditions will be a relief for many who have faced flooding from high rainfall earlier this year. However, confidence over how long the hot weather will last remains uncertain, with a low pressure system expected to bring wet and windy weather mid-month. Showers may develop in the southeast with a risk of thunder, while the northwest sees patchy rain.
