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As the UK recovers from the hottest day on record, the temperature is set to again reach a scorching 29C on Sunday. It comes after the UK's blistering hot weather which exceeded 40C and led to health warnings.

The UK looks set to once again blister under scorching temperatures as forecasters predict the return of a second heatwave just weeks after the country recorded its hottest ever day with a high of 40.3°C last Tuesday 19 July. The latest predictions, which come from forecasters at the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), suggest that August will once again see the return of skyrocketing temperatures, with highs of upwards of 40°C expected for a second time.

heatwave in early August.Given the long-term forecast, the predictions may not be exact, however multiple models have all shown regular heatwaves due to occur this summer.But rising temperatures will not be restricted to just the next few months, with 40C heat expected to become a regular occurrence over the next 30 years.READ MORE: Motorway madness as millions of Brits hit the roads for school summer holidaysThe UK experienced its hottest day on Tuesday (July 19), with a high of 40.3C in Coningsby, Lincolnshire.The returning hot temperatures are expected to hit Greater London and parts of Eastern England in August, according to weather forecasting system, the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction (NCEP).It was created to predict record-breaking temperatures, using 31 forecasts.Two of its forecasts show 40C predicted for next month, however experts have clarified that it may not be exact given the small percentage.However, the NCEP did correctly predict that the UK would experience heat over 40C in the middle of July.The second heatwave is looking likely, as various other forecasts have predicted there will be temperatures in the mid to high 30s in the South of England during the beginning of August.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.The Royal Meteorological Society’s ‘Weather’ journal co-editor-in-chief, Simon Lee, told The i: “This is the world we are in: having seen 40C in reality, we can also expect to see it appear as a possibility more frequently in ensemble forecasts."Back then, it was perhaps easier to discredit these scenarios as simply too extreme and too unlikely to warrant much further consideration – but then the extreme scenario

direct to your inboxHeavy snow could cause problems for people in the UK by the end of the month due to 'major event' similar to big freeze.A major sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event is developing high above the Arctic and is similar to that which triggered the big freeze - or Beat from the East- three years ago.It could result in the whole country being covered by heavy snow fall and sub-zero temperatures by the end of January into the beginning of February which could hold out until spring.The 'Beat from the East' in 2018 saw temperatures plummet to -15C and up to 20 inches of snow.