Weather maps indicate that 11 UK counties could see temperatures drop to 5C or below next week, following a scorching heatwave that saw the mercury hit 35C in London.
The Met Office has warned of a 'changeable period' ahead, with a cooler spell expected after provisional temperatures of 35C were recorded at Heathrow and Kew Gardens on Tuesday. The bank holiday weekend broke the previous record for the hottest May temperature, with Kew Gardens reaching 34.8C on Monday, surpassing the previous record of 32.8C set in 1922 and 1944.
Minimum temperature maps from WXCharts, using MetDesk data, suggest that in the early hours of Tuesday, June 2, temperatures could fall to between 4C and 7C across parts of Scotland and northern England. In Scotland, the Highlands, Moray, Aberdeenshire and parts of Dumfries and Galloway could see temperatures dip to 4C. Northern Ireland, the Midlands, southern England and Wales are expected to see minimum temperatures in the high single digits.
In its outlook for June 1 to 10, the Met Office says: 'A changeable period, as a sequence of Atlantic weather systems move in from the west to bring a mixture of drier spells and some showers or longer spells of rain at times. The best of the drier conditions are more likely towards the south and east, with the rain generally more frequent in parts of the west and northwest. Temperatures will be near-normal overall, with the warmest spots most likely across eastern areas.'
The Met Office's longer-range forecast for June 11 to 25 suggests conditions will likely be 'changeable or unsettled' at first, before high pressure becomes more dominant from mid-month, bringing drier and more settled conditions. Temperatures are expected to be near normal initially, but probably rising above average later.
