UK weather: Is this heat ‘just summer’?

Whilst the current heatwave is expected to persist into the start of next week, there are signs of slightly cooler and more unsettled conditions on Monday and Tuesday, particularly in the north

However, warmer and drier weather is likely to return later in the week as high pressure builds back in.

Temperatures are forecast to remain above average for much of the rest of the month, especially in the south-east.

By the end of July and into at least the start of August, there are indications of a cooling trend, although this may be short-lived.

Longer range weather forecasts looking at the next three months suggest temperatures should be at least average through the rest of summer and into early autumn, and well above average in southern England.

There is a less clear signal for rainfall, but it is most likely to be drier than normal in the south-east and wetter in the far north. September is most likely to see a return to wetter conditions.

Climate projections from the Met Office indicate that “hot spells will become more frequent in our future climate, particularly over the southeast of the UK. Temperatures are projected to rise in all seasons, but the heat would be most intense in summer.”