When will the UK heatwave end? Temperatures to soar again but thunderstorms forecast
While the fourth heat wave continues in summer, temperatures in some parts of the country can reach up to 34C today, while thunderstorms will hit England this week.
A amber Heat health warning continues until West Midlands, East Midlands, South East, London and England until 18:00 on Wednesday, while the rest of England is already under yellow warnings. Now, a storm warning has been published by Met Office.
The yellow air warning will be in force in most of Scotland and Northern Ireland from midnight to Thursday at 22:00 and predicts “heavy shower and storms”.
The warning comes with the highest readings recorded in Benson, Oxfordshire, Herefordshire and Northolt in Western London, after the summit of 33.4C on Tuesday.
And according to Met Office, the merchant may rise further on Wednesday and the potential rises to 34C in some parts of the UK.
Estimators are more cool on Wednesday, cooler on Thursday, but still hot conditions and waiting for a very hot air in the South and South East until Friday.
Met Office Meteorologist Greg Dewurst Independent: “Heatwave will continue the rest of the week.”
“Beyond that, it must be a little more cool.” On Tuesday and Wednesday, Met Office predicts that it will see the summit of temperature before a slow cooling for the rest of the week. However, Mr. Dewurst is expected to continue well until September.
However, with temperatures on the rise, Met Office warned that the British should be prepared for storms.
Mete Office Chief Meteorologist Dan Suri said: “Wednesday, with high temperatures, also brings a more complex picture with a chance to storm in the evenings … In the northern regions, it has the potential for very wet air.
While estimating that he can see the Thundery rain in the north on Thursday, on Thursday, he can then be hit by southwest shower or storms at the weekend.
Marco Petagna, another meteorologist in the Met office, detailed the expected temperatures for the week.
He said: “Wednesday will mostly be dry with very hot or hot sunlight, but we will see a few showers that affect Scotland in the South East and during the day, especially in the afternoon.
“The maximum of 33C to 34C temperatures, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire will be the highest and hot day.
“On Thursday, there will still be a few shower in the north, especially in the north, and there will be no hot, but temperatures will be at the top of 29C to 30C in Eastern and Southeastern England.
“Friday mostly looks good with very hot sunlight in the southern and south east, where temperatures can reach 31C, and will see that Scotland is high in low 20s.”
The hottest August day of all time was Faversham on August 10, 2003, 38.5C in Kent, the hottest day of 2025 was 35.8c in Faversham on 1 July.
According to Mr. Dewurst, the British can wait for August, a large extent dry and settled ”who wants to stay above average, especially in the south of England.
“High pressure has a general picture and seems to be the main theme of a built -in month,” he said, despite the potentially stronger winds that hit the eastern coast.
“But I don’t write a summer yet,” he added.
The last heat wave, the fourth summer, pushed the UK Health Safety Agency and Met Office to publish a heat warning on Tuesday.
UKHSA Public Health Advisor Paul Coleman said: “It is estimated that in the next few days it will be over 30C in the central and southern regions of the country, and in most of the UK, hot weather is usually expected.
“Such temperatures may cause serious health results between the population, especially in those who are vulnerable, such as elderly or those with serious health conditions – therefore it is important that everyone takes logical measures when enjoying the sun.”
The UK Health Safety Agency has been extended for most of the UK until next week; British Health Safety Agency, yellow warnings are now Yorkshire and Humber, East and West Midlands, London, South East and South West and East until 18:00 on August 18:00, he said.
The warnings had previously ended on Wednesday at 6, but this weekend had changed due to the high temperatures envisaged.
Warnings mean that important effects on health and social care services are possible due to high temperatures, including a potential increase in the elderly or pre -existing health conditions.
Authorities warned that despite the rain in July, Britain suffered from “national important” lack of water.
The National Drought Group, which includes the Met Office, regulators, government, water companies and other organizations, remained in drought five regions of the country and has six longer dry weather.
The UK has widespread environmental and agricultural effects caused by a lack of water, which multiplies for crop yields, reduces feeds for animal husbandry, damages wetlands and river wild life and increases forest fires.
