Sweltering European heatwave to send UK temperatures on 34C on these exact dates
Temperatures are set to reach sweltering heights in the coming days with the hottest days of the year forecast for the middle of July.
This week running into the beginning of next week, temperatures will stay at around average for the time of the year. However, in the South the mercury will continue to rise until Friday 11 July, when a European heatwave will push UK temperatures past 30C.
UK heat is expected to intensify to a high for the year for three days between Tuesday 15, and Thursday 17, leaving East Anglia enjoying a balmy 34C, according to Net Weather. This will be at the northwestern edge of more intense heat for mainland Europe. The GFS Model and ECM model also support this prediction.
The heat can remain and build up over the Iberian Peninsula in summer, moving into southern France where sunshine will be very strong.
The jetstream is expected to dip southwards past the UK this weekend leaving us with fresher air. Next week, the Azores high will persist, reaching over southern Britain.
Lower pressures will bring cooler weather fronts over the northern half of the UK from the Atlantic. The GFS then shows disruption of the jet and this surge northwards of the heat through western Europe for the middle of July.
The first day of July was the hottest day of the year with the mercury rising to 34.7 C at St James's Park in London. Close to this were East Malling, Writtle and Teddington, also passing 34C, accompanied by intense humidity. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, the top temperatures were between 17C to 20C as fresher air arrived from the northwest but London experienced another sultry, close night.
This hot and humid start to July followed England's 'warmest June on record, the UK seeing its second warmest since the series began in 1884,' according to provisional Met Office statistics.
Across Europe, a dangerous heatwave has caused havoc. There were red heat warnings for France, Belgium, Germany and Croatia as schools closed and in Italy, working outside was stopped as power blackouts occurred. Tropical nights, which is any night hotter than 20C, are a particular concern for people's health as there is no time to recover from the heat of the day.
The last few days have still been warm for Greater London, but less humid and oppressive. For northern Britain and Northern Ireland, overnight temperatures have fallen back into single figures
England will continue to see temperatures in the low to mid 20Cs for the next few days, perhaps reaching 27C with warm days but cooler nights.
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