Soaring temperatures of up to 31C are set to return to the UK in the coming days. Brits are preparing their barbecues once again for the heatwave after the short but sweet cool-off period this week.
As last month was the hottest June on record for England, with a provisional record temperature of 37.7C set on Friday, June 27 in Lingwood, Norfolk, the previous record that was June of 1976 has been blown out of the water at 35.6C.
July is expected to continue the warm conditions, with another hot weather warning issued for parts of the UK. The warning covers the East Midlands, along with eastern, south-eastern and south-western England.
In London, temperatures are forecast to reach 28C on Saturday, rising to 29C on Sunday before peaking at 31C on Monday afternoon.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a yellow heat health alert, which will be in effect from 12pm on Saturday, July 4 until 5pm on Wednesday, July 8.
The Met Office says temperatures across southern England will remain in the low to mid-20s during the week before climbing into the high 20s and low 30s over the weekend and into the following week.
Outside the yellow heat alert areas, much of the UK is expected to see temperatures ranging from the high teens to the low 20s, according to the Met Office.
The latest alert follows last week’s spell of exceptionally hot weather, when the Met Office issued a rare red warning for extreme heat across parts of the country.
During the same period, the UKHSA also issued red heat health alerts as record-breaking temperatures were recorded in some parts of the UK.
Previous UK June temperature records were set in Southampton in 1976 and at Camden Square in June 1957.
The Met Office’s long-range forecast, covering Sunday, July 5 to Tuesday, July 14, predicts predominantly dry and sunny conditions across much of England, with temperatures gradually increasing in the south and east.