Gloomy Britain will finally get to bask in a near 30C summer heatwave – but not for another nine days.
Forecasters say we could be set for a break from rain and wind, with temperatures of nearly 30C on the horizon before the end of the month.
They promise a North African plume will hit around June 26, bringing a scorcher three days later. Meteorological maps from Netweather.tv show the country swathed in red from June 29.
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The south coast of England is set to bask in highs of nearly 30C, with temperatures of 28C due for London, Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Birmingham and other parts of the West Midlands are expected to roast in highs of 27C, with Manchester and Liverpool likely to see 26C.
Netweather’s Ian Simpson said: "There is some chance of some of that North African and southern European heat making its way to the British Isles towards the end of June, depending on whether the ridges of high pressure from the Azores align in such a way that we pull in hot air masses from the south and south-east, but this is not a certainty.'
Weather maps from WX Charts using Met Office data also show temperatures will climb close to 30C by the end of the month, with a 48-hour heatwave expected to reach highs from June 26 to 28. The Met Office says in its forecast for June 17 to 26 it will have a “mixture of weather types”.
It added: "This means some spells of drier, sunny weather but also some showers or longer spells of rain at times. Temperatures will most likely be close to or slightly below average." The forecast given for June 27 to July 11 adds: “All areas can expect to see some spells of drier, sunnier weather.”
But it warns “there will also be showers or longer spells of rain at times". Top temperatures this summer have so far struggled to reach above 25C.
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