Following a cooler start to the week with of highs of 20°C-24°C, the temperature is now predicted to climb much higher possibly reaching 34°C for parts of the country at the weekend.
According to the BBC, temperatures may even reach 33-34°C at the weekend for parts of the country.
Due to the high temperatures, yellow heat alerts have been issued for the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, the South East and South West and run until 15 July.
“While the North West remains unsettled, elsewhere it will feel increasingly warm, even hot in places, particularly across southern and eastern regions.”
What is a heatwave?
According to the Met Office, the UK heatwave threshold is met when a location records a period of at least three consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures meeting or exceeding the heatwave temperature threshold.
The threshold varies by UK county. The geographical differences reflect the differences in climate across the country.
The threshold temperatures have been calculated using the 1991-2020 climatology of daily maximum temperature at the midpoint of the meteorological summer (15 July).
Those temperatures will be replicated on Friday with Scotland and Northern Ireland seeing highs of between 24-27°C.
Brighton beachgoers enjoy the seaside during warm weather last week (Photo: Carlos Jasso/Reuters)“It’s more towards the north and the west. Certainly compared with what we’d normally expect at this time of year, the biggest anomalies compared with climate will be across the far north and west of the UK.
“So yeah, increasingly warm, if not hot, in many places by the end of the week and into the weekend.”
Spectators apply sun cream on day four of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London. Picture Thursday July 3, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire.
Due to hot weather, officials have warned of a “significant impact” on health and social care services. The UKHSA reports that those most at risk are the elderly, young children, and those with underlying medical conditions.
Dr Ben Clarke of Imperial College warned that a change of just “2 or 3°C can mean the difference between life and death for thousands of people”.
Dry cracked earth at Baitings Reservoir in Ripponden, West Yorkshire. Households in Yorkshire have become the first to be hit with a hosepipe ban by Yorkshire Water. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire
A hosepipe ban will come into force on Friday in Yorkshire due to the lack of rainfall, while Thames Water has also warned a similar ban may be necessary if dry conditions continue.
Provisional Met Office figures also showed England had its warmest June on record last month.
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