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Temperatures to soar up to 30 degrees as African plume set to sweep country

04 June 2024 , 13:19
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People diving into the water at Warleigh Weir near Bath as weather forecasters say temperatures are set to rise later this month (Image: PA)
People diving into the water at Warleigh Weir near Bath as weather forecasters say temperatures are set to rise later this month (Image: PA)

Temperatures could climb above 30C in an upcoming heatwave projected for the UK.

Weather experts have forecast for a blast of African heat to sweep across the country later this month, with Brits told to expect "warm to hot" weather to develop "from this weekend and much of next week" due to the return of a spell of high pressure.

Exacta Weather forecaster James Madden said this week would see "a temporary cooler and more unsettled few days", but data projected a turn for the better at the weekend. "The more favourable and likely scenario is now for a very warm period to develop during this period," he said, adding, "and this is now likely to bring top temperatures in the mid-20Cs (lower range) and the high-20Cs (higher range) quite widely."

But James believes the mercury will inch up a notch later in the month with the potential for "something even hotter to develop in and around mid-June". Temperatures, he said, could surpass 30C or even rise "potentially higher" due to an "African plume", or "Azores High" - an area of high pressure typically found in the Atlantic Ocean.

Long range forecasts from the Met Office meanwhile say temperatures towards the middle of June will be "slowly recovering back to around average with an increasing chance of some warmer spells, especially across the south".

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BBC forecasts for next week say the plume will lead to "warmer, calmer and slightly drier conditions particularly in the southern areas". However, it adds: "A renewed build-up of a stronger block of high pressure over Scandinavia could lead to a drier and warmer easterly or south-easterly flow, particularly in the northern and eastern parts of the UK, and wetter conditions further west and south."

Highs of 25C are anticipated across large parts of the East of England, with Norfolk, Sussex and Essex basking in mid-twenties temperatures next week. Even the North East and North West could be set to see a warm introduction to the summer, rising above 20C.

Susie Beever

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