Met Office says hot spell could be the LAST of the year
Is Autumn already creeping in? Met Office says it cannot rule out that hot spell sweeping the country could be the LAST of the year – as map reveals mercury set to climb to 26C before a disappointing Bank Holiday weekend
- The August Bank holiday weekend will see sunny spells but will also be blustery
- Conditions could peak at around 26C today in London but will become cooler
The Met Office has said the hot spell currently sweeping the country could be the last this year before Autumn creeps in.
The forecaster expects temperatures to peak in the late 20s in some areas before the mercury dips and the sunshine gives way to more unsettled conditions over the bank holiday.
Conditions could climb to around 26C today in London but temperatures are set to be much cooler over the long-awaited August Bank Holiday weekend and will settle in the early 20s.
Those looking forward to a Bank Holiday spent out catching the sun may be disappointed as although there will be a few ‘sunny spells’, ‘blustery showers’ are also predicted for the weekend.
London, for example, will see highs of 20C on Saturday and Sunday, with Cardiff and Plymouth also at similar temperatures in comparison to the heatwave earlier in the week.
The Met Office has said the hot spell currently sweeping the country could be the last this year before Autumn creeps in. Pictured: Beachgoers at Dawlish Warren, Devon on Tuesday
Conditions today could climb to around 26C in London. Pictured: Waterloo Bridge on Tuesday
Wednesday’s weather will see some of the last of the summer heat before Autumn sets in
It is disappointing news for music fans, as Leeds Festival, Creamfields, Victorious and All Points East are all lined up for the weekend – as well as the Silverstone racing festival.
The last stretch of the school holidays will be fitting for the UK’s relatively cool summer as it sees the end of the heatwave.
Many people across the country could see rain at some point over the weekend, although there should still be ‘plenty of dry and bright weather’ to make the most of the last bank holiday before Christmas, forecasters said.
While temperatures are expected to be lower for the next few weeks, they added that hurricane season in the Atlantic could bring warmer and drier weather to our shores before autumn sets in.
Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said: ‘It is going to be dry with sunny spells overall in the east and south of the country.
‘In terms of temperatures (on Wednesday), we are going to have highs of 27C.
‘By Friday we will have highs of 23C. It’s going to be a cooler bank holiday but with drier weather on Sunday into Monday – overall a better weekend than we’ve had for some time.
‘The trends are lower for the next few weeks. I wouldn’t rule out it being the last warm spell of the year.
‘(But) as we start getting into the active part of the hurricane season, with storms in the Atlantic, this can sometimes bring drier and warmer conditions.’
For those going abroad, temperatures in Europe are set to soar over the coming days – as Bordeaux, France will see 39C spells on Wednesday, while Rome will hit 37C.
The forecaster expects temperatures to peak in the late 20s in some areas. Pictured: Bournemouth beach in Dorset
People sunbathing enjoying the bright sunny weather in Greenwich Park, London
The car park was fall at Sandbanks beach near Poole, Dorset as people enjoy the bright sunshine during the summer holidays
Holidaymakers and sunbathers pack the beach as they flock to the seaside resort of Lyme Regis in Dorset
People enjoy the hot weather in rowing boats underneath the Knaresborough Viaduct on the River Nidd in North Yorkshire
Fishermen land mackerel as the sun rises behind Blyth pier in Northumberland
Temperatures are set to be much cooler over the long-awaited August Bank Holiday weekend and will settle in the early 20s
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