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Yahoo
07-08-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Wiltshire could be in '12 hottest counties' as heat maps predict next wave
The UK's next heatwave is predicted to be on the horizon, and Wiltshire is set to be one of the hottest counties. After a wet start to August, meteorologists are predicting more scorching temperatures for parts of the UK later this month. It comes after recent successive heatwaves saw the hottest June ever recorded in England. New forecast data collected by suggests that temperatures could reach above the mid-30s for some areas on Monday, August 18. Wiltshire has been included in the site's list of 12 counties expected to see max temperatures of up to 35C. Other counties being warned of the hot weather include Devon, northern parts of Dorset, Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, northern parts of Gloucestershire and northern parts of Cambridgeshire. Heat maps suggest another wave of high temperatures is on the way (Image: The Met Office has yet to confirm these forecasts, saying it's too early to know for sure, but the office's long-range forecast does show possibilities of high temperatures during August. The forecast from August 10 to August 19, reads: "Potential for some very warm and humid weather to affect parts of the south and east in particular." This matches predictions set out on heat maps and those reported in national news sites such as The Express. The Met Office definition of a heatwave is three consecutive days of temperatures exceeding the "heatwave threshold" for that part of the country. For most of the UK, this is 25C, with slightly higher numbers for the South and East, and rising to 28C in London. Looking to the week ahead, temperatures in Wiltshire are set to rise from 24C on Saturday, August 9, to 26C by Monday, and reaching highs of 28C by Tuesday, August 12.
RNZ News
02-07-2025
- Climate
- RNZ News
Spain has hottest June on record
weather world 27 minutes ago Spain has seen the hottest June since records began, and parts of the country were expected to reach 41 degrees celcius on Wednesday. Correspondent Samantha Mythen is in Andalusia, and spoke to Corin Dann.
NHK
01-07-2025
- Climate
- NHK
Japan had hottest June on record
Japan's weather officials say the country had the hottest June on record, with the nationwide average temperature at more than 2 degrees Celsius above normal. The Meteorological Agency said on Tuesday that last month was the hottest since recordkeeping began in 1898, with the average temperature at 2.34 degrees above normal. It was also nearly one degree hotter than the previous June record posted five years ago. A dominant high pressure system brought scorching heat across the country, and the seasonal rain front became unclear on the weather map. The average temperature for June was 4.8 degrees higher than normal in Hokkaido's Omu Town, and 3.6 degrees higher in Sendai City. Central Tokyo, which had a June record of 13 days with temperatures at 30 degrees or higher, was 2.8 degrees warmer than normal. Agency officials say the severe heat is expected to continue this month.
