UK hot weather verdict as sizzling 26C maps show North African plume arriving
Britons struggling to remember what the sun looks like will be overjoyed to hear sweltering conditions are on the way in just days.
The giant yellow ball in the sky has become something of a myth this summer, but new maps forecast sunshine could well be on the way to bake Britain in just a matter of days.
Projections from weather agency WXCharts show a welcome band of reds, oranges and yellows marking high temperatures heading to the UK.
The blast of boiling conditions looks set to land towards the end of the month from Thursday June 27 right through the weekend to Tuesday July 2.
Temperatures could smash 26C in some parts of the nation, especially in the south and east with London, Kent and the Home Counties looking set for a scorcher.
Even overnight the weather maps are still showing warmer temperatures for much of the country, meaning it could be slightly muggy for sleepers in the towns and cities.
However, it's likely most people might delay their grumbles about an uncomfortable night's sleep if they are finally waking up to weather more suited to June than what has been offer lately.
The Met Office forecast for the period covering June 27 to July 2 said there is a small chance drier warmer weather "could persist" and turn "increasingly hot".
A statement said: "A change to cloudier weather with outbreaks of rain, these most prevalent in the west of the UK, is expected to be well underway by the start of the forecast period.
"However, this may not last too long, as it continues to look increasingly likely that a drier, warmer, and settled spell will begin to develop later this coming weekend, and into the following week. There is a small chance that this could persist for much of the rest of the period, turning increasingly hot."
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Netweather.tv makes a similar prediction for later this month, with the site forecast stating that towards June 27 a "ridge of high pressure will likely move into the North Sea and north-western Europe generally, with a trough forming in the eastern North Atlantic, giving Britain southerly and south-westerly winds".
It adds: "As a result, we can expect plenty of dry, sunny weather for most of England during the first half of the week, especially in the east and south. Further north and west, especially in the north and west of Scotland, it will be cloudier, with rain at times for western Scotland and the west of Northern Ireland.
"Temperatures will rise above average for the time of year, and it is forecast to become hot in most parts of England, with the potential for maximum temperatures to exceed 30C for a time in the southeast.
"However, it looks unlikely that much of the extreme heat over North Africa will get as far north as the British Isles."
Met Office five-day forecast
This Evening and Tonight:
Showers easing through this evening, but some patchy rain and drizzle remaining over northern Scotland. Light winds with clear skies for many with a little patchy mist or fog possible across the south.
Tuesday:
Dry with sunny spells for many. Showers likely across eastern Scotland and northeast England. Winds light and feeling pleasant in the sunshine. A little rain possible in the far southeast.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Largely dry with sunny spells for most, although a few showers possible. Some rain in the north on Friday. Feeling warmer in the sunshine with light winds.
