Britons are set to bask in scorching 30C weather next week, with latest forecasts showing eight counties in southern and eastern England facing temperatures of at least 28C within days. After a week of wet and chilly conditions, an area of high pressure moving up from the south is expected to bring warmer and sunnier weather.
BBC weather forecaster Tomasz Schafernaker said: 'I've got some good news in the forecast for the week ahead after the recent cloudy, rainy, chilly weather, we are in for something a lot more cheerful.' He added that the wind coming from the south would bring very warm air from France.
The hottest weather is expected to arrive next Friday, June 19, with Ventusky weather maps turning red for the south-east of England and northwards through East Anglia. Lincolnshire, Rutland, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, and London are all set for at least 28C, with parts of the south-east, including Chelmsford, peaking at 30C.
However, the warmth will not be felt across the whole country. South-west England, much of Wales, and Scotland are likely to see temperatures in the mid-teens, while central and northern England can expect the mercury to rise above 20C and reach the mid-20s in some areas.
Mr Schafernaker noted that the jet stream would bring weather fronts midweek, but high pressure building over the continent would send warm air towards the UK, though how far north it reaches remains uncertain. The Met Office forecast for June 19 to 26 states that high pressure will become more dominant by next weekend, bringing dry and settled conditions with above-normal temperatures, and very warm or hot weather for the south-east in particular.
