The exact date for the June UK heatwave has seemingly emerged, with the Met Office issuing a new update. Temperatures will gradually decrease into the coming week, easing closer to seasonal norms as weather conditions become wetter. However, above-average temperatures have already been forecast for the sixth month of the year.
BBC Weather Forecast
BBC Weather forecasters indicate that drier and warmer weather may return around and after mid-June. According to their predictions, from Monday 8 to Sunday 14 June, there will be a "warming above average in many areas." They add: "The most likely outcome in the second week of June is for high pressure to strengthen over the European mainland and try to expand northwards towards the UK. This should start to push the main frontal boundary farther north, with drier-than-normal conditions developing, at least across much of England, Wales and Northern Ireland."
Met Office Outlook
The Met Office reckons a heatwave could be on the cards from June 13. Their statement reads: "High pressure may become more dominant with weather conditions becoming drier and more settled, although some showery interludes are still possible. Temperatures likely to trend above average as we head further into June, with very warm spells possible in places."
Regional Variations
The BBC Weather team notes: "Some rainfall cannot be ruled out anywhere, but parts of Scotland could remain wetter, especially the north and west. Rainfall could be above average here, with temperatures suppressed." They add: "Most other areas should shake out warmer than normal, and there could be a chance of one or two days warming to the mid to upper 20s in some central and southern regions of the UK." The risk of a different alignment of high pressure bringing cooler flows is estimated at about 25 per cent.
