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Susie Beever

Exact time subtropical Mediterranean airstream will see UK roasted by new heatwave

Brace yourselves for another scorcher, as forecasters have predicted another heatwave is around the corner.

A subtropical airstream from the Mediterranean is headed towards the UK in coming weeks, weather experts say, bringing another spell of hot weather with it.

Temperatures will hit 30C (86F) again in parts of the South, East Anglia and the Midlands as we head into July, while June is on track to be the hottest on record.

According to WX Charts' long-range forecasts, the hot weather will hit from July 12.

It follows recent spells of intense hot weather in Spain and North Africa, while climate experts are currently seeing signs of El Niño - a spell of above-average sea temperatures bringing more extreme weather conditions.

Temperatures are on course to hit the 30s again with another heatwave set for next month (Amer Ghazzal/REX/Shutterstock)

The phenomenon could push up temperatures in the UK, meteorologist Jim Dale said, leading to temporary bursts of hot weather.

"We won't get it for weeks on end, but we could end up with spikes leading to heat waves and heat warnings, but need to give it some slack to get there," he told the Express.

Despite cooler temperatures in recent days, Mr Dale said summer is only just starting with more than a 50/50 chance of a hot air plume from Africa hitting the UK.

"Until then, we'll see temperature records set in June from across the world."

Weather map for July 11 as forecasters predict temperatures to rise in mid-July (WXCharts WS)

Temperatures in the UK peaked at 32C this month, making it the hottest June in the UK on record.

Glastonbury festivalgoers were seen taking freezing cold showers to cool down in the heat, while experts have raised fears the hot weather could bring swarms of bees with it.

Festivalgoers enjoy the weather at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm (PA)

Weather experts have meanwhile given their verdict on whether Brits will see similar temperatures this summer to last year's record smashing heatwave, where thermometers smashed the previously unbroken 40C mark.

The Met Office said temperatures in the 30s were far from unlikely, but that it would take an extreme event to reach the jaw-dropping highs of last July's scorcher.

While the past two weeks have been more unsettled weather wise, with thunderstorms mixed in with hot spells, the likelihood of another heatwave before mid-July remains low.

Mr Dale added: "I believe we are seeing a tipping point arriving where things happen we would not normally expect - such as wildfires where we would not expect them."

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