The UK is set to experience scorching temperatures for the rest of the week thanks to a 2,000-mile wide Saharan plume.
After some parts of the country saw one week’s worth of rain fall in one hour, the heat is set to arrive later today (Wednesday June 26) with the end of the week bringing temperatures that could exceed 30C.
#Hot 🌞 and #humid 😎 weather has arrived. Different parts of the UK will be hot on different days. Take a look at the forecast maximum temperatures 🌡️ for your part of the country: pic.twitter.com/0KLjqrEjmr
— Met Office (@metoffice) June 25, 2019
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The Met Office says that: “After this morning’s thunderstorms and heavy rain it’ll turn drier and more settled across the UK.
“It will also become very warm in the west and the southwest this week as temperatures rise into the mid to high 20s Celsius for some.
“Further east it will be cooler with winds off the chilly North Sea, before hot and humid air arrives from France, lifting temperatures into the low 30’s Celsius in places on Saturday.”
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Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Steve Willington, said: ”It’s going to get very warm across parts of the west and southwest of the country from Wednesday, and it’ll feel hot in places across southern and western parts of the UK by Friday, with temperatures possibly reaching 30 Celsius in a few spots.
“Not everywhere will see the high temperatures, however, as an easterly breeze will keep North Sea coasts much cooler.
“By Saturday the warmth will spread further east with temperatures into the low 30s Celsius in places, while further west much fresher, but still warm conditions are expected. Fresher conditions will then spread to all parts of the UK by late Sunday.”
Steve added that “localised heatwaves are possible in a few places across the UK by Saturday”.
#Heatwave thresholds will be exceeded in some parts of the UK this week. For more information on the official Met Office #heatwave definition 👉 https://t.co/Mwxf207Ej1 pic.twitter.com/8t6sYLy793
— Met Office (@metoffice) June 23, 2019
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Yesterday, the Met Office shared a Tweet that clarified the definition of a heatwave.
It said: “#Heatwave thresholds will be exceeded in some parts of the UK this week. For more information on the official Met Office #heatwave definition.”
To be classified as a heatwave, a threshold temperature needs to be reached for three consecutive days.
That threshold temperature ranges from 25C and 28C and is different in different parts of the country.
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