Met Office weather maps tip another heatwave and the hottest day of the year
Met Office weather maps tip another heatwave and the hottest day of the year
The second official heatwave of the year looks a distinct possibility and the 30C high for 2025 looks set to be beaten within days
Monday's weather across Wales.
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The hottest day of the year so far in Wales is on its way, according to the latest Met Office forecast. Despite the already hot weather the mercury is tipped to rise even further from the weekend and into the early part of next week.
The hottest day of the year so far was on Thursday, June 19 with temperatures reaching 30C in Cardiff and at Trawscoed, Ceredigion.
But forecaster are tipping that high to be beaten on Monday and it may even be officially classified as a heatwave with three days at 25C or higher.
Starting on Sunday, June 29 we can expect to see the start, with highs of 27 degree Celsius in some parts of Wales, and the following day will be warmer again.
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Mike Silverstone, Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office has said: "Higher temperatures building over the weekend and into early next week will bring particularly warm, hot or even very hot conditions for some, especially in the southeast and East Anglia and more locally elsewhere in England and east Wales.
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"This in part will be influenced by a heatwave developing across western Europe."
Mike added: "By the weekend, an area of high pressure will be intensifying and dominating the UK forecast. Conditions will be hottest in the south and east while areas further north and northwest will be relatively cooler."
So here is what we can expect from the heatwave:
Sunday, June 29
Sunday's weather across Wales.
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On Sunday, we will see the start of some warmer weather across Wales as some areas will reach a high of 27C. The low will be at Holyhead, Anglesey at 18C.
Monday, June 30
Get your sun cream ready because parts of Wales will reach over 30 this coming Monday.
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On Monday, we can expect Wales' hottest day of the year so far with highs of 32C Monmouth, 27C for Aberystwyth, 27C for Swansea, 29C for Cardiff and the lowest forecasted temperature is Holyhead at 20C.
Tuesday, July 1
Tuesday's weather across Wales.
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There will be slight dip in weather on Tuesday, but it will still be extremely hot. With highs of 25C in Monmouth and lows of 17C, again on Anglesey.
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So, with this in mind fetch some factor 50 SPF, purchase a fan and here is one tip on how to cool down in the hot weather.
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