UK to be blitzed with 4-day heatwave at end of May - weather maps hit 27C
The UK is set to see a hot end to the month, particularly in one area of the country.
The UK is set to see a hot end to the month with weather maps turning dark orange as May draws to a close. New weather data from WXCharts.com shows a four day heatwave sweeping large parts of the UK starting on May 25.
The weather maps show large parts of southern England, as well as the Midlands and the north, turning orange, with highs of 28C in some parts. A Met Office UK long range weather forecast for 18 May to 27 May predicts: “As this period progresses, high pressure is likely to begin to build from the south, bringing more settled weather, although with occasional showers.
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“Temperatures near-normal to begin, but tending to recover as the period progresses, perhaps becoming rather warm by the end of the period, especially in the south.
“Winds will be stronger during the first part of the period, generally from a southwesterly direction, before becoming lighter in line with the more settled conditions.”
During this period, the weather is likely to be hottest in the south, with Essex likely to be the warmest place in the UK on May 25, which is likely to be the peak of the weather.
Over the next 24 hours, temperatures will remain in the high 20s across large parts, stretching from the South Coast through the Midlands and eastern Wales into Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Scotland is likely to see temperatures in excess of 20C only on its east coast, with much of the country and Northern Ireland averaging temperatures in the high teens.
As the week progresses, May 26 to May 28 will remain warm, particularly in the south, where temperatures will remain in the mid-20s in London and the Home Counties.
Temperatures are likely to be cooler in other parts of the country, with highs in the mid-teens across the remainder of the UK.
Showers could appear at varying intervals throughout the period.
A Met Office UK long range weather forecast for 28 May to 11 June added: “Patterns which bring more settled weather are more likely to dominate towards the end of May.
“Whilst further rain and showers are possible at times, there is likely to be longer spells of fine and dry weather.”
