Weather experts are predicting a super summer of sunshine with claims of four heatwaves heading our way.
Temperatures soared to as high as 32.7C in Norfolk on Friday, before they plunged at the weekend to 15C bringing with it rain and thunderstorms.
But forecasters say the hot weather is soon to return with temperatures expected to hit 28C this week - in time for those going to Glastonbury for the festival on Wednesday.
Met office forecaster, Simon Partridge, said it was too early to say if another heatwave is on its way but said July was looking as if temperatures could be higher than average.
He said we are facing a “decent week of sunshine” from today (Monday)
explaining: “We’ve got some warmer weather coming, it’s not going to be a heatwave but we could be in the mid to high 20s on Wednesday and Thursday.
“We are probably looking at 28C on Thursday and in the north they could be up to 25C.
“But typically, it’s going to cool off again into the weekend when it will be a bit more unsettled.
“As we go into mid July there’s a reasonable signal from the models that things will be above average temperature wise so it could warm up a bit more than usual as we go into July.”
He said “there’s always a potential” for more heatwaves in July.
“It does look as if mid July, which is quite a long way off and things can change, but most of the major models signal a warmer than average spell.”
Currently France and Spain are seeing some “terrifying” temperatures during a record breaking June heatwave.
Former Environment Agency worker, Dave Throup, tweeted that on Saturday Biarritz in France saw the highest temperature ever recorded there at 42.9C, beating the previous record by more that 2C.
“It beat the previous June record by over 4C. This during a four or five day heatwave. These extremes are frankly terrifying.”
Matthieu Sorel, a climatologist at Meteo France, said: “This is the earliest heatwave ever recorded in France” since 1947.
He predicted all-time temperature records are likely to be beaten in several regions and called the weather a “marker of climate change”.
In Spain they continue to battle wildfires and more than 3000 people were evacuated from the Puy du Fou theme park in central Spain due to a huge fire nearby.
Leon Brown, from The Weather Company, the world’s biggest commercial forecaster, told the Mail on Sunday: “More heatwaves imported from the Continent to the UK are forecast this summer, each reaching at least 28C -
and likely higher - and each lasting several days.”
The head of meteorological operations, said the next hot spell was forecast for early July, with another predicted for the second half of the month.
He added: “With heat building further in Western Europe by July and a similar air flow expected from Spain again, it would bring even hotter temperatures than on Friday.
“We should see well into the 30s - 36C (97F) would not be at all surprising. A third hot period is due in August, with September having further hot spell potential.
“Warmth can be brought to the UK in September by tropical storms tracking across the Atlantic.”
The Met Office said climate change will “have a big impact on how we live our lives”.
They predict in 50 years’ time, by 2070, winters will be between 1 and 4.5°C warmer and up to 30% wetter, while summers will be between 1 and 6°C warmer and up to 60% drier.
