Weather maps have revealed that a mini heatwave could roast more than a dozen counties in England next week, including three in the West Midlands region. With less than a month to go before the official summer season begins, we could experience a late spring sizzler with temperatures of 29C predicted.
Around 17 counties are set to see the mercury reach 26C or higher on Wednesday, May 27, according to WX Charts. These include West Midlands (county), Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Kent, West Sussex, East Sussex and Cambridgeshire.
Counties such as the West Midlands, Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire could see the mercury reach 26C. However, further south, counties surrounding London such as Kent, Surrey and Berkshire could see highs of 27C. In the capital itself, temperatures could swelter to 28C and 29C, according to wxcharts.com.
Bank Holiday and Following Week Forecast
Before then, the Met Office has predicted warm weather over the bank holiday and fine weather to continue into the following week. In its long-range forecast from May 22 to 31, the Met Office said: "High pressure is expected to bring a good deal of fair, warm weather to the UK during the Bank Holiday weekend. It may be cloudier with a chance of some showers across Northern Ireland and Scotland, but even here it will be much warmer than the previous week and there will be plenty of dry weather around too."
"Through the following week, high pressure is expected to broadly remain in place for much of the UK, and fine weather is likely to continue for most of the country. There may be occasions where low pressure to the north may bring some brief spells of rain across northern parts, but in general fair weather will dominate."
The Met Office added that temperatures are expected to be above normal, feeling very warm at times with light winds.
