The UK is braced for sizzling conditions on June 30 in large parts of the country.
Temperatures are expected to rise in excess of 30C (Image: Getty)
The UK looks set for a scorching end to the month as weather maps turn red for large parts of the country. Recently released weather data from WXCharts.com shows temperatures in excess of 30C for large parts of the South East, with highs of 35C expected in Kent.
The hot band of weather is expected on June 30 and will follow a warm weekend for much of Britain. A Met Office long-range forecast for the period said: “A low pressure system passes to the northwest of the UK early in the period bringing wetter, windier conditions to the northwest. Drier in the southeast at first before the wetter conditions move through the early part of the week.
The UK is likely to see temperatures in excess of 30C on June 30. (Image: WXCharts.com)
“From there further low pressure systems are likely to the northwest of the UK at times, bringing wet and windy conditions to the northwest.”
The warmest temperatures are expected in the South East with London, Kent, Essex and the South Coast all likely to swelter in temperatures exceeding 30C.
The Midlands will see hot weather with temperatures in the mid to high 20s, while the east coast of the country will see temperatures of around 24C south of Hull.
Elsewhere, conditions will be milder, with Wales seeing highs of 22C, with coastal areas expected to be cooler.
Similarly, in Scotland and Northern Ireland, the mercury is expected to stick in the high teens throughout the weekend and into the following week.
The Met Office has warned of the chance of showers (Image: WXcharts.com)
Temperatures will turn cooler in the beginning of July (Image: WXCharts.com)
The warm weather will usher in a cooler start to July. High temperatures of 24C are expected in the UK, but the majority of the country is likely to experience temperatures far lower than that.
Despite the high temperatures and sunny conditions, the Met Office has warned of the potential for rain and even thunderstorms at times.
They added: “Whilst some rain or showers are possible across the south and east, longer drier spells are more likely, under the influence of higher pressure.
“There is also the chance of some occasional very warm, perhaps locally hot weather, as brief bursts of hotter air encroach from the continent, but probably fairly short-lived and perhaps also accompanied by a few thunderstorms at times.”
Hottest Counties
- Lincolnshire
- Leicestershire
- Warwickshire
- Oxfordshire
- Berkshire
- Hampshire
- West Sussex
- East Sussex
- Surrey
- Buckinghamshire
- Northamptonshire
- Norfolk
- Cambridgeshire
- Bedfordshire
- Hertfordshire
- London
- Kent
- Essex
