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\n\t\tSoaking up the sun in Green Park, London. (Picture: Amer Ghazzal\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tSoaking up the sun in Green Park, London. (Picture: Amer Ghazzal\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n
It\u2019s time to dig out the sun umbrellas and stay hydrated as UK temperatures look set to soar for the rest of the week.<\/p>\n
A plume of warm air is being dragged in from Europe<\/a>, meaning parts of the country could be hotter than Istanbul this weekend.<\/p>\n Forecasters predict it will be London<\/a> and the south of England<\/a> that will be baking in the hottest of this week\u2019s rising temperatures.<\/p>\n Is there officially going to be a heatwave this week?<\/p>\n Some Britons are set to bask in a heatwave<\/a> this week. <\/p>\n The Met Office defines the weather event<\/a> as when temperatures meet or exceed the threshold for a specific area for three consecutive days.<\/p>\n \t\t As shown in the map above, in London<\/a>, this is 28\u00b0C, whereas in cities including Bristol, Cardiff<\/a> and Manchester<\/a>, the threshold is 27\u00b0C, 26\u00b0C and 25\u00b0C, respectively.<\/p>\n Tony Wisson, deputy chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said: \u2018By the beginning of the weekend, we could very well be meeting heatwave thresholds in places.<\/p>\n \u2018While the warmest temperatures are likely across London and the east of England, by Saturday heatwave thresholds could be reached across much of the Midlands, low-lying areas bordering the Peak District and even parts of east Wales.\u2019<\/p>\n How long will the hot weather last?<\/p>\n The burst of heat is expected to peak this weekend before easing early next week.<\/p>\n There is uncertainty in how quickly it will cool, with some models predicting temperatures in the mid-30s by Monday.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tLatest London news\t\t\t<\/p>\n To get the latest news from the capital visit Metro’s<\/strong> London news hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s thought the south of England could cling onto the warmer weather for a bit longer and perhaps even stick around for Glastonbury\u2019s <\/a>kick-off on June 25<\/a>.<\/p>\n Which areas of the UK will see the warmest weather?<\/p>\n Forecasters are expecting temperatures in London to soar to 29\u00b0C by Thursday, reaching 31\u00b0C by Friday and then peaking at 32\u00b0C by Saturday.<\/p>\n The hot weather is then expected to spread further north, with Manchester and Newcastle enjoying temperatures into the late 20s by the weekend.<\/p>\n Some parts of the country will surpass temperatures in holiday hotspots such as Lisbon, Portugal, and Barcelona, Spain \u2013 which are predicted to reach 29\u00b0C on Saturday.<\/p>\n The Met Office said several places were expected to exceed 30\u00b0C on Saturday, surpassing Nice, France and making them the UK\u2019s highest temperatures of the year so far.<\/p>\n \t\t The Met Office confirmed the UK\u2019s record high temperature was 40.3\u00b0C. The mercury hits those heights in Lincolnshire in July 2022.<\/p>\n The extreme temperatures were recorded as the UK was sweltering in an unprecedented heatwave.<\/p>\n In that time, the previous UK record temperature of 38.7\u00b0C was provisionally met or exceeded in 46 places across the UK, while seven areas saw temperatures above 40\u00b0C.<\/p>\n Dr Mark McCarthy, from the National Climate Information Centre, told the Met Office in 2022 that without human-induced climate change, \u2018it would be virtually impossible for temperatures in the UK to reach 40\u00b0C.\u2019<\/p>\n Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255765903-a15d.jpg\")
\n\t\tMaps show how hot it has to be in different areas of the UK, for three consecutive days, to count as a heatwave (Picture: Metro)<\/p>\n![\"UK](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255703553-4c5b.jpg\")
\n\t\tMet Office UK weather forecast for June 19 (Picture: Nigel Ramdial)
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