With temperatures rising each day up to the weekend, when highs of 30c (86f) are predicted, Britons are in for a protracted stretch of summer sunshine and pleasant weather.
The maximum temperatures this week in southern England are predicted to be 22 °C (72 °F) today, 24 °C (75 °F) tomorrow, 25 °C (77 °F) on Thursday, and 27 °C (81 °F) on Friday.
According to the met office, high pressure is currently forming across the southern part of the UK, bringing milder weather after erratic circumstances over the previous week for many regions.
The southern and eastern portions of the UK will experience “slowly increasing day on day” temperatures, dry, bright weather, although isolated showers are expected farther north.
“The effect of the high pressure is likely to extend throughout southern areas into the second week of July and at times could be more broad,” said rebekah sherwin, deputy chief meteorologist at the Met Office.
Temperatures are anticipated to be well above average, particularly in the south, with some locations experiencing maximum temperatures by this weekend of the high 20s or perhaps 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).
Although Ms. Sherwin said the general prognosis is “more unpredictable” past this weekend, the temperature could increase even higher to 31c (86f) by next Tuesday before settling at roughly 27c (81f) for the remainder of the next week.
While it may certainly stay warm, the breadth, severity, and duration of these above-average temperatures are unclear at this time and won’t be known until closer to the event, the meteorologist said.
Although there will be heavy overcast in Scotland and Northern Ireland and rain outbreaks moving in from the west, tonight will be a dry evening across England and Wales with late periods of brightness.
Overnight, it will continue to be cloudy with rain that might be heavy in the north but dry further south.
The start of tomorrow will then be dreary and damp across Scotland and Northern Ireland, with isolated outbreaks of rain that could be heavy at first.
The weather further south will be largely dry with bright or sunny periods, but there will also be significant cloud cover nearby, which increases the possibility of a few isolated showers.
Thursday will be primarily cloudy and gloomy with dry patches, with a risk of a few isolated light showers developing.
The majority of the country will experience a wonderful day on Friday with periods of dry weather, but there will be more cloud in the west and a chance of showers.
William Hill, a bookmaker, is giving odds of 11/10, 4/7, and 8/11 that this weekend will see temperatures in the UK that are hotter than those in Rio de Janeiro and the Seychelles, respectively.
Additionally, it is providing odds of 6/4 and 2/1 on British temperatures topping those of Ibiza and Mallorca, respectively.