UK could bake in its fourth heatwave this week with temperatures peaking at 35C, forecasters warn
Forecasters have warned that Britain could experience a fourth heatwave this week, with temperatures rising as high as 35C (95F).
Hot, dry weather is expected to return to much of England and east Wales after long-awaited rains subside in the North and North West.
BBC forecasters say temperatures will peak between 25°C and 32°C (77°F and 90°F) for most of the week, but there is a chance of highs of 30°C to 35°C (86°F to 95°F) across the UK by the weekend.
Summer has already brought scorching temperatures; June records were broken when a sweltering 37.7C (99.9F) was recorded on Strumpshaw Hill near the Norfolk village of Lingwood.
Hot weather is classified as heat waves when temperatures exceed thresholds set for the region for three consecutive days.
This year’s third heatwave ended last weekend with maximum temperatures dropping below 24C (75F) in most areas.
But temperatures at Usk, Monmouthshire and Exeter Airport, Devon, have exceeded heatwave thresholds for 20 consecutive days.
Bournemouth beachgoers soak up the sun as the UK prepares to enter its fourth heatwave, with temperatures rising to 35°C
More than 20 million Britons are currently under a cyclone ban.
Met Office chief meteorologist Dan Suri said: ‘After a long period of hot, dry and calm weather, weather fronts across the UK will move south-eastwards, some of which will see a temporary change.
‘While some areas, particularly the North and West, may experience rain and showers, many places are likely to receive relatively little rainfall.
‘Dry conditions are expected to remain the dominant feature across much of southern England; ‘Temperatures are rebounding quickly this week and there is the potential for very warm or locally warm weather to return.’
