Some parts of the UK will bask in scorching 35C highs today according to the Met Office — but a cold spell appears to be right around the corner.
The GFS weather model shows conditions cooling off significantly on Tuesday and Wednesday next week, with anomaly maps turning deep blue across the UK — indicating that temperatures will drop well below the seasonal average.
Tuesday's temperatures
Data shows potential highs of just 16C in the south-east of England at midday on Tuesday, with South Wales and the Midlands at around 14C, Northern Ireland at 12C, and temperatures plummeting as low as 7C in northern parts of Scotland.
Temperatures aren't expected to rise much throughout the day either, with the warmest region being the far south-west in the afternoon — at just 19C. The mercury may drop as low as 9C in northern England, the data shows.
Wednesday's cold conditions
Conditions don't look much better on Wednesday, with 6C on the cards in northern Scotland at midday, 8C in northern England, 9C in Northern Ireland and just 14C in the south-east of England.
Much like Tuesday, the afternoon temperatures on Wednesday don't show much improvement, actually dropping to 13C in the south-east, and to 11C in the Midlands.
In total, the GFS model shows 22 counties could see daytime temperatures below 10C across the two days. They are all in Scotland, Northern Ireland or northern parts of England.
Scotland
- Caithness
- Sutherland
- Ross-shire and Cromartyshire
- Inverness-shire
- Argyllshire
- Banffshire
- Aberdeenshire
- Perthshire
- Lanarkshire
- Peeblesshire
- Selkirkshire
- Dumfriesshire
- Ayrshire
- Kincudbrightshire
- Roxburghshire
England
- Northumberland
- Cumberland
- Westmorland
- Lancashire
Northern Ireland
- Londonderry
- Tyrone
- Fermanagh
Met Office forecast
The Met Office says “changeable” conditions are expected from next week as there is “potential for an area of low pressure to move close to or across the UK early in August”.
This may bring “spells of heavy rain” in some parts of the country, the national weather agency says, as well as “some strong winds for some areas”.
Thankfully however, the Met Office adds: “It may become more settled again towards the end of the first week of August.”
