A third heatwave in the space of the month could arrive in Britain by mid-July, the Met Office has said.
In just weeks, increasing heat and humidity could sweep across parts of the nation.
It follows two weekends of hot conditions for much of the country in the final weeks of June, which was the hottest on record across England.
Met Office meteorologist Zoe Hutin said: "Whilst it is difficult this far ahead to determine exactly how hot things could get next week and weekend, there is the potential that some parts of the country could reach heatwave criteria."
A third heatwave could arrive in Britain by mid-July, according to the Met Office
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A heatwave is declared when a location has to hit or exceed 25C in the west and north and 28C in London for three consecutive days.
Temperatures are expected to reach the high 20s in the south east on July 9, and potentially the low 30s on 10 July, Hutin said.
The hot conditions are likely to continue into the weekend due to an area of high pressure building from the west, before stretching across the south and drawing in warm air from the Atlantic and Azores.
She added: "Most likely it will be the south and east that see prolonged heat and thus could have another heatwave, but it is too soon to say exactly how high temperatures could get."
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A heatwave is declared when a location has to hit or exceed 25C in the west and north and 28C in London for three consecutive days
PACooler conditions are expected across the UK this weekend and into early next week, marking a shift from the recent warm spell.
The Met Office forecasts temperatures of 25C in the south east on Saturday, dropping to 24C on Sunday and 23C by Monday.
According to the meteorologist, "cloudier skies prevailing and bringing spells of rain at times, especially for western areas" will characterise the weather pattern.
Eastern regions should remain drier overall, though some drizzly conditions may affect these areas on Saturday, followed by showers on Sunday.
Cooler conditions are expected across the UK this weekend and into early next week
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The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across parts of Argyll and Bute, the south Highlands, Mull and Skye until Saturday afternoon.
These areas could receive up to 60mm of rainfall, with mountain regions potentially seeing more than 100mm.
Following Friday's heavy rain, the Environment Agency has issued flood alerts for Cumbria's rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck, along with other watercourses.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has also issued six flood alerts covering Argyll and Bute, Ayrshire and Arran, Easter Ross and Great Glen, Skye and Lochaber, west central Scotland and Wester Ross.
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