UK weather: Brits to bask in 30C temperatures again this week as sun returns after weekend of heavy rain & thunderstorms
The weather turnaround comes
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Sunseekers on Brighton beach last week as temperatures soared
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The mercury is set to rise again in the coming days
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A tennis fan cools herself while queuing in the scorching heat in Wimbledon Park
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Temperatures could climb into the low 30s and the heat is forecast to remain at night, making sleeping uncomfortable, says the Met Office.
It follows a weekend of cooler air, cloud and rain in most of
It's also been a wet start for many today, with the Environment Agency issuing one flood alert in Folkstone, Kent.
Marco Petagna, senior meteorologist at the Met Office, said: 'I think Wednesday is probably going to be the day when we could start to reach the thresholds of 25 to 28 degrees, depending on where you are...
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'But temperatures are going to continue to climb as we go toward the end of the week and certainly by Friday and Saturday we could see 30 degrees, perhaps just nudging into the low 30s.
'At the weekend, we could just start to see humidity increasing a little bit as well and nighttime temperatures look like they are going to be, so it will be starting to become more uncomfortable by night.'
Yet the duration of the hot spell remains difficult to gauge, and there are uncertainties about just how high temperatures will rise.
It also appears as though the UK will avoid the stifling weather of the high 30s and low 40s seen in the Mediterranean.
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Mr Petagna said: 'It's a bit of a question mark going through the weekend early
next
week as to how long the heat will last and how high the temperatures will get, because some
models
are sort of pushing the heat away a bit more quickly, whereas others keep the heat going.
'At this stage it looks as though certainly into next weekend, we should hold on to hot weather across the south of the UK and temperatures could again certainly get into the low 30s in a few spots.
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'And we are going to see some very high pollen and very high UV levels as well.
'But at this stage, we've managed to escape some of the very highest temperatures, those seen across Spain and
Five-day weather forecast
Today:
Early rain soon clearing from southeast England. Otherwise, most will have a bright day ahead, with sunny spells and a scattering of showers. Showers heaviest across eastern England. Rather breezy and fresh in the north, pleasant in the south.
Tonight:
Any remaining heavy showers slowly easing. Then mainly dry overnight, with clear spells, though clouding over across then northwest later. Turning chilly for parts of northern England and Scotland.
Tuesday:
Generally a fine and dry day ahead for many, with plenty of sunny spells. Cloudier skies towards northwest Scotland and Northern Ireland, with a little light rain possible. Warmer.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Mainly dry as high pressure builds through this period. Plenty of sunny spells, though the far northwest will be cloudy initially. Turning very warm, locally hot once again.
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A car braving torrential rain showers in Chippenham today
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People shelter under an umbrella in Glasgow
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Wimbledon spectators duck for cover from the rain
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