London is set to swelter again on Monday as temperatures climb to 29C, the Met Office has warned, just days after England recorded its hottest June on record. The capital will see the mercury hit 28C by 4pm on Sunday before rising to 29C the same time on Monday, according to forecasters. Tony Wisson, Met Office deputy chief forecaster, said high pressure building from the Azores would bring “more settled, warm or very warm conditions for many, especially across England and Wales”.
But the heatwave is expected to last even longer. The Evening Standard reports that the heatwave is predicted to last nearly two weeks, with temperatures hitting 32C on Monday and remaining well above average into next week. While southern and southeastern areas stay mostly dry and warm, the north and west will see a more changeable picture, with showers or longer spells of rain, heaviest and most frequent. Temperatures in Glasgow will sit at a mild 17C on Saturday and Sunday, with rain forecast for Scotland and northern parts of England.
“London to hit 29C on Monday as Met Office warns of prolonged July heatwave after hottest June on record.”
Wisson added: “The forecast for this weekend suggests that temperatures could approach high 20s°C across parts of England, perhaps 30°C in parts of the southeast, with values of mid to high 20s°C in Wales.” The warning comes after last week’s record-breaking heat, when England experienced its hottest June on record and Wales its second warmest. Temperatures broke the previous record of 35.6C set in Southampton in June 1976 on three consecutive days, with a new record provisionally set in Lingwood, Norfolk, on Friday as the mercury climbed to 37.7C.
As the UK braces for another prolonged spell of hot weather, the contrast between north and south will sharpen. Much of England will see fine, dry days with plenty of warm sunshine, while Northern Ireland and western Scotland face cloudier conditions and an increasing risk of showery rain. The heatwave shows no sign of relenting, with the Met Office indicating that the hot spell could extend into the second week of July.