A tropical storm is bringing hot weather to much of the UK this weekend and it looks likely like that a heatwave will be declared
Temperatures are expected to rise above 30°C in the UK next week(Image: WALES NEWS SERVICE)
After the first half of the summer holidays being filled with less-than-ideal weather for everyone hoping to get outside, it’s looking like summer will be returning in the coming days. Storm Floris may have brought “unseasonably” strong winds to the UK earlier this week, but this time another storm is, surprisingly, bringing a heatwave to us.
Tropical Storm Dexter is currently travelling across the Atlantic and is due to reach northern parts of the UK late on Saturday. While Scotland will experience unsettled conditions and wind and rain, there is the potential for a heatwave to be declared in parts of England and Wales.
The Met Office said that the remnants of Tropical Storm Dexter will warm air up from the southwest across the UK. It’s expected to get so hot that the UKHSA has issued a yellow heat health for large swathes of the country from Monday, August 11 as the period of hot weather moves in.
Temperatures are expected to exceed 30°C in places across parts of central, southern and eastern England on Monday and Tuesday, with temperatures of 27°C forecast for Wales.
While Wales is not covered by the warning, temperatures are still set to increase dramatically.
If the forecast is correct, a heatwave is on the way, with temperatures expected to be reach 25°C or above for three consecutive days in Wales.
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Steven Keates, said: “We’re confident that temperatures will increase markedly by the start of next week, reaching the low 30s Celsius in parts of England on Monday and perhaps the mid 30s in a few places on Tuesday.
“However, the length of this warm spell is still uncertain, and it is possible that high temperatures could persist further into next week, particularly in the south.
“Ex-Dexter sets the wheels in motion for an uptick in temperatures, but the weather patterns then maintaining any hot weather are rather more uncertain”. Read the biggest stories in Wales first by signing up to our daily newsletter here
Met Office weather maps that from Monday to Wednesday, large parts of Wales are expected to experience 25°C
Tuesday is expected to be the hottest day of the week, with temperatures across the country reaching the mid to high-twenties.
The Met Office has forecast hot temperatures for Wales next week(Image: Met Office)
It’s forecast to hit 27°C in Cardiff and Newport.
While it will cool down slightly from Thursday onwards, the warm weather is expected to say for much of the month.
The Met Office‘s long-range forecast states that high pressure will be back to dominate with warm and humid weather for large parts of the UK. As the month goes on it’s likely that temperatures will be above average for this time of year.
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