How long UK heatwave will last as areas set to boil in 36C
Storm Floris brought heavy rain and ferocious winds last week, but temperatures have started to climb again.
According to the radio this morning, Britain is suffering it's 4th heatwave of the summer 🤣🤣🤣 do they know just how bonkers they sound ? What they really mean is Britain is having a typical British summer, bit sun, bit cloud, bit rain & bit wind.
The hot spell would mean the fourth heatwave of the summer so far.
A combination of high pressure and a southerly airflow will see temperatures rise for much of England and Wales over the first half of the week, with temperatures reaching more than 30°C for some on Monday and likely peaking towards the mid-30s in London on Tuesday.
And the Met Office says: "Met Office heatwave criteria, where a specific threshold must be exceeded for three consecutive days, are likely to be reached by Wednesday for much of southern and central England."
GFS weather model maps show temperatures could rise to 31C in southern England at around 6pm today.
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London is expected to hit 30C, with the Midlands rising as high as 29C and the north of England hitting 26C.
Tuesday's temperature maps show the mercury peaking at 36C with the warmest area again being the southeast.
Highs of 31C to 33C could come quite widely across southern and central England as well as Wales. Parts of Scotland could hit 26C, and Northern Ireland can expect 24C.
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