Another heatwave is set to sweep the UK, with temperatures of up to 40C predicted next month. The hot spell could last for two weeks, with the Met Office predicting it to start around mid-July if high pressure becomes established.
It means this July could beat last year’s record-breaking 40.3C experienced in Lincolnshire, reports the Liverpool ECHO. This has been backed up by the Met Office, as it agreed extreme temperatures are ‘not out of the question’, with the mercury boosted by hot continental air.
Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey told The Mirror: "Towards the middle to the end of July there is an increasing chance that high pressure may become established. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here f or no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. "On balance northern areas are more likely to see drier conditions with southern areas seeing greater risk of showers and thunderstorms.
We can say there is a greater than normal chance of heat waves for the whole period of the middle to the end of July. "Because of the change in climate our extreme temperatures are continuously being pushed.
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