A 28C European heatwave from the continent will sweep the country as temperatures finally soar after weeks of poor conditions and disappointing mercury on the thermometers. New maps from weather service WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data, show 28C highs are coming.
Temperatures in the south of England could spike at 28C on the evening of July 23. London, Hertfordshire and Surrey will experience the best of the weather in the high 20s, with everywhere south of Yorkshire braced for a heatwave.
The mercury will rise after weeks of poor weather and low temperatures in a unseasonal blast. Despite the rising temperatures in late-July, the BBC Weather team said today will see heavy and persistent rain drift northwards, reaching northern Scotland by evening.
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For England and Wales, rain will tend to clear, leaving patchy cloud and a few showers later. Tonight, much of northern Scotland and Northern Ireland will be cloudy with persistent rain. Elsewhere, variable cloud, clear breaks, and a few showery spells of rain, especially in eastern England.
Tomorrow, northern areas will be cloudy, with a few spells of rain in places, but heavier rain persisting for northern Scotland. Further south, turning dry and bright with sunny spells developing. Thursday will be mainly cloudy with showers or patchy rain pushing southwards.
The outlook from the BBC adds: “Drier with some sunshine in southern England. Friday will become cooler and cloudier with spots of rain in places, most likely to the south-east and far north. Staying cloudy for most on Saturday, with showery rain for eastern areas.
“Drier to the west, with bright spells in the south later.” And the Met Office outlook and forecast for the country adds “outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, continuing to move northwards,” as the dreary and drab start to the seventh month of the year continues.