Eight counties in England set to sizzle in 36C heatwave arriving next in July
The mercury is set to turn up a notch on Monday, July 14, with the arrival of very hot weather over the country, according to WX Charts.
The forecaster, which uses metdesk data, has predicted temperatures rising up to 36C that day in eight counties of England, which are: Greater London, Berkshire, Kent, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.
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Other counties could see the mercury rise to 35C such as Northamptonshire, Hampshire and Bedfordshire.
While maps have turned red across 37 counties across England in total, including the West Midlands, where temperatures are expected to hit 31C.
It would mark the latest arrival of hot weather in the summer period, with the country already experiencing two heatwaves so far.
In its long range forecast 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."
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