Temperatures and pollen soar in heatwave conditions
TEMPERATURES are set to soar in Herefordshire today, rising over 30 degrees.
And it is bad news for hayfever sufferers, with the Met Office warning of very high pollen counts today (June 19).
With the morning starting off warm, with temperatures already in the teens, they are set to rise through the day, hitting a high of 31°C in Hereford by 4pm.
It is also likely to be an uncomfortable night, with temperatures sticking at around 19°C through the night.
And there will be little relief on Friday, with temperatures again rising to 31°C by 3pm and remaining high through the night into Saturday, and another day of very high pollen levels forecast.
The Met Office said today will see lengthy sunshine and will feel hot, with conditions turning somewhat cloudier by dawn tomorrow but staying dry.
Friday will be settled with further spells of strong sunshine, and remain hot, the Met Office said, while the outlook for Saturday to Monday is largely fine and dry with sunny spells.
The Met Office said it will feel hot and humid to start, but turn fresher from the west from Sunday into Monday.
Met Office forecasters warned earlier this week that the UK would be in heatwave conditions by the weekend, with the highest temperatures expected to exceed 30°C.
Deputy chief meteorologist Tony Wisson said the settled weather and warm sunshine has allowed temperatures to rise day on day.
"Temperatures will then rise further towards the end of the week as winds turn more southerly and even warmer air over continental Europe will be drawn across the UK," he said.
"We could very well see several places exceeding 30°C, which will be the highest temperatures of the year so far.'
Heatwave conditions are met in the UK when temperatures exceeding the heatwave temperature threshold for that location are met for at least three consecutive days.
"Across much of the north and west of the UK this threshold is 25°C, but across Greater London and the Home Counties the threshold is higher, at 28°C," the Met Office said.
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