The UK is set to be hit by soaring temperatures, as a heatwave has been predicted for July.
Extreme heat, of up to 40C, is forecasted and the sweltering temperatures could last as long as two weeks. The Weather Company reports that the heatwave is expected in early and late July.
If forecasters are correct, this July and could beat last year’s record-breaking 40.3C experienced in Lincolnshire. 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.
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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.
"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. There is an increasing chance these extremes could get pushed further.
"We got 40C last year and before that happened no one thought there was an outside chance. There’s also a possibility we do continue to see those trends."
But in contrast a murky few days are on the cards for Merseyside this week. According to the Met Office it will turn increasingly cloudy from the west with outbreaks of rain.
Into Tuesday, it will be a murky day with drizzle but temperatures will remain warm at around 20C. The rest of the week will be rather changeable, with breezy conditions paired with the odd shower and sunny spell.
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