Met Office issues 'hot weather' verdict as maps show 37C heatwave on the cards
The weather looks set to be hotting up in the UK as families make the most of their summer holidays.
From next weekend - right through until the end of August - most of the country will be basking in sunshine, with signs of a heatwave on the horizon. The weather experts at the Met Office have now given their forecast for Monday, August 11 through to Monday, August 25.
They say there will be above average temperatures, but don't rule out the possibility of a few thunderstorms thrown in too. A Met Office spokesman said: "High pressure, and therefore more settled conditions overall, appears more likely to be dominant than low pressure.
"Conditions similar to the days in the run-up to this period look most likely, with winds often from the west or northwest, and the greatest chance of periods of wet weather in the northwest.
"Elsewhere, drier than average conditions are likely overall, although short periods of showers and thunderstorms cannot be ruled out. Temperatures are most likely to be around to above average, with a near normal chance of brief spells of hot weather."
Weather maps for August 9 to 12 show vast sways of dark red, with temperatures even hitting 37C in the Midlands at around 6pm on August 11. Both London and Southampton could reach 34C at the same time.
In a post on X this morning, the Met Office predicted today will be nicer than yesterday on the whole. But there is still a chance of showers too.
It posted: "Blue skies will greet some of us as we open the curtains on Monday morning and overall it will be a brighter day than on Sunday.
"Showers are still possible, these most likely in northern Scotland in the morning but a few isolated light ones can't be ruled out elsewhere too."
According to the Office for National Statistics, the heatwave in June helped retail sales across the country. The official figures show demand jumped for non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks in the searing temperatures, while motor fuel sales also leapt by the biggest amount for over a year as Britons ventured out.
The start of June saw the first of three heatwaves so far this summer, with temperatures reaching highs above 33C. There was another heatwave at the end of the month for some parts of England, reaching more than 33C again on June 30.
It was the hottest June on record for England and the second warmest for the UK as a whole, according to the Met Office.
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