UK weather maps show temperatures plunge to 4C as heatwave ends | Weather | News
Britain’s scorching heatwave will end with new weather maps suggesting temperatures could drop as low as 4°C in parts of the UK in early July.
The latest maps from WX Charts show a dramatic overnight temperature difference into Tuesday 7 July, following the recent exceptionally warm weather conditions.
Maps show the coldest conditions developing in parts of central and eastern Scotland; here minimum temperatures may drop to around 4°C by 6am.
Much of northern England is expected to wake up to temperatures between 6°C and 9°C, while the Midlands sees overnight lows of 8°C to 10°C.
Further south, conditions are expected to remain milder; Overnight temperatures across much of southern England will hover between 11 and 14 degrees. Parts of the southwest and south coasts may remain near 15C or 16C.
The predicted cooling period comes after the UK experienced one of the hottest periods of the year; Temperatures climbed into the mid-30s in parts of England, prompting the Met Office to issue amber and red extreme heat warnings.
The record for Britain’s hottest June day could be broken again before temperatures start to cool at the weekend, the Met Office has warned.
Deputy chief meteorologist Greg Wolverson said: “We saw a new June maximum temperature record for the second day in a row as the heatwave continues.
“This marks unprecedented warmth for the month of June and provides further evidence that extremely high temperatures are becoming increasingly common in the UK as a result of human-caused climate change.
“As temperatures move more significantly eastward on Friday, there is a possibility that this record will be broken again before a gradual decline in temperatures occurs over the weekend.”
The forecaster extended the red extreme heat warning for London and parts of eastern and south-eastern England, including Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire, Hampshire and Kent, until 9pm on Friday. This marks the first time the Met Office has issued a red heat warning for three consecutive days.
Amber heat warnings remain in force across wider parts of England on Friday and continue until Saturday for parts of the east and south-east of England.
At the same time, the weather is expected to become increasingly unstable. Yellow storm warnings were issued for southwestern England overnight on Thursday and for northern Scotland on Thursday afternoon and evening, while large parts of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland were covered with yellow storm warnings on Friday.
