UK weather: Britain to bake in 31C heat this week as temperatures could reach hottest of the year
28 July 2020, 08:29 | Updated: 28 July 2020, 11:47
The cold and blustery weather looks set to be replaced by a heatwave later this week.
Temperatures look set to soar this week, with highs of 31C predicted in some parts of the UK.
This comes after a week of cold weather and blustery winds for many parts of the country, with downpours and heavy winds continuing in some areas on Tuesday.
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However, forecasters have predicted that bad weather will be replaced by a mini heatwave, with temperatures set to rise toward the end of the week - and hitting 31C on Friday.
BBC forecaster Nick Miller said: "After such a wet and windy start you'd be forgiven for thinking autumn had come early, so here's a sight for sore eyes: Friday, summer fighting back, temperatures widely in the mid to upper 20s, some the low 30s if you like that sort of thing.
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"But one day doesn't make a heatwave and, well, it'll be out as soon as it arrives, that heat.
"But it will arrive with a pressure pattern at the end of the week allowing the wind to turn from a northwesterly now to a south-southeasterly.
"That's the direction that will draw up the heat and for a time it will come with plenty of sunshine."
Currently, 31C is predicted in London and some areas of the South East - which would match the hottest day of the year so far.
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However, things look set to get cooler again over the weekend, with temperatures in the low twenties predicted in many areas.
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