Nine counties in England that won't be hit by 36C heatwave next week

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2 days ago

Nine counties in England are set to escape the next heatwave that comes along in July.
Weather maps from WX Charts have turned red for the middle of the month, indicating the next period of very hot weather.
According to wxcharts.com, temperatures could reach a sweltering 36C in some places.
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In order to be classed as an official heatwave, the temperature must exceed a certain threshold for three consecutive days.
But this threshold varies across different parts of the United Kingdom, ranging from 25C to 28C depending on where you are.
The hot weather is set to arrive on Friday, July 11, and last until Tuesday, July 15, according to WX Charts.
Dozens of counties around the Midlands, South and South East, and East of England could meet the heatwave threshold in that time - including Birmingham and the West Midlands.
However temperature maps from WX Charts reveal that nine counties could miss out during this period, which are: Cornwall, Devon, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland and Tyne & Wear.
The heatwave threshold is 25C for the South West of England, Northern England, most of Wales and Northern Ireland.
While it increases to 27C in some parts of the South East and goes up to 28C in other parts of that region including London.
In its long-range weather report from July 7 to July 16, the Met Office said: "Likely a fairly cool and showery start to the new week. Showers will tend to focus on northern and eastern areas of the UK, while parts of the south and west again become largely dry.
"Through the rest of the week any rain will tend to focus on the north or northwest of the country, with the south becoming predominantly dry.
" Temperatures are likely to remain close to, perhaps a little below average initially.
"However toward the following weekend there are signs that temperatures will begin to trend up, becoming warm or very warm once again, especially across southern parts of the UK, but perhaps more widely as we head toward the middle of July."