New weather maps have shown that a 400-mile mini-heatwave will roast parts of the UK at the end of the month with scorching temperatures before the meteorological summer starts
UK residents may want to make the most of the early Summer weather next week as weather maps are indicating a scorching mini heatwave that will span 400 miles and roast England before the end of May. The charts predict that London, Brighton, Canterbury in Kent and Crawley will experience the highest temperatures, peaking in the mid-twenties between May 25 and May 29.
The sweltering five-day heatwave won’t just hit the South either, with temperatures soaring into the twenties farther North in Scotland, and further highs over 20C also expected across the North East and North West as well.
While the Met Office‘s forecast for the tail-end of May doesn’t explicitly mention a “heatwave”, it does outline: “Overall though, one way or another, it looks like remaining fairly unsettled across much of the UK, with further rain, showers or even thunderstorms in places, though there will be some sunshine between times, the best of this possibly in southwestern parts.”
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Furthermore, it adds: “Both rainfall amounts and temperatures are likely to be a little above average, but some large spatial differences are likely.”
However, James Madden, the resident expert at Exacta Weather, also discussed the impending hot spell set to engulf Britain next week, stating: “Some of the main third-party computer models are now becoming more popular in recognition of the high pressure that rises across our shores throughout next week.”
He told Birmingham Live: “This is now likely to bring at least another several days of warm to hot conditions and could initially see temperatures rising into the mid to high 20s quite widely, and 30C or more can’t be entirely ruled out in the hottest spots and for the first time this year.
“Additionally, there are also some very extreme runs for heat coming through for this final third of this month and into early June, and this particular period and weather scenario for a heatwave is something we have been covering for these exact dates over the past several months in our spring forecast and over the past several weeks in our summer forecast for around early June.
“We should be in full recognition of these high pressure rises across the UK and Ireland with some good cross-model agreement on this, which looks to be perfectly primed for arrival during next week and in time for the spring Bank Holiday weekend and to begin the meteorological summer and June at present.”
