UK weather maps indicate that temperatures could soar to 35C in parts of the country next week, with 33 counties expected to exceed 30C. The Met Office has suggested that heatwave conditions may be on the horizon.
Forecast Details
The Met Office has forecast temperatures of 32C on Monday, but separate data from WXCHARTS predicts even higher temperatures by Thursday, July 9. Maps show southern England reaching 35C, with much of the country above the 30C mark. An area stretching from Cornwall to the southwest, Kent to the southeast, Manchester to the northwest, and Yorkshire to the northeast appears volcanic red on the maps, indicating temperatures over 30C.
Wales is expected to see temperatures of 28-30C, while Scotland may reach the mid-twenties in some parts.
Met Office Outlook
The Met Office forecast for July 8-17 states: "High pressure will dominate across England and Wales into next week, likely extending its influence into the northern UK with time. This will bring dry and warm conditions with plenty of sunshine for much of England and Wales, but there is a chance of thunderstorms at times."
The forecast adds: "Scotland and Northern Ireland will see more cloud at first, with periods of rain at times. Through next week the high pressure may extend northwards to bring periods of drier and warmer weather to most of Scotland and Northern Ireland." Winds will be light to moderate, though stronger around northern hills and coasts near low pressure systems. Temperatures will become widely warm, perhaps locally hot in parts of the southeast, although not as hot nor humid as seen in the past week.
Counties Facing 30C Heat
The 33 counties expected to see temperatures of 30C or above include: Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Shropshire, Gloucestershire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Greater London, Kent, Essex, Sussex, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk.
