UK weather forecast: Subtropical Mediterranean airstream to blast Britain with scorching 30C heat
A subtropical, Mediterranean airstream looks set to hit Britain with 30C heat as swathes of the UK turn red
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A subtropical, Mediterranean airstream looks set to hit Britain with 30C heat as swathes of the UK turn red, according to the latest weather maps.
Heat maps suggest the south of England, East Anglia, the Midlands and parts of Wales will see temperatures surge in July.
Charts pinpoint warmer weather returning to Britain from July 12 after what is set to be the hottest June on record since 1884.
According to weather experts, record temperatures may also be broken in Morocco, Algeria and Spain.
Charts pinpoint warmer weather returning to Britain from July 12 after a very hot June
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Forecasters expect more heat wave conditions from late July to early August as warmer air is dragged up from the south.
Temperatures could also be pushed up by El NiƱo, which is declared when sea temperatures in the tropical eastern Pacific rise 0.5C above the long-term average.
The British Weather Services' Jim Dale said as El NiƱo causes global temperatures to surge, more hot weather is pushed towards Britain.
"We won't get it for weeks on end, but we could end up with spikes leading to heat waves and heat warnings, but need to give it some slack to get there," he told the Daily Express.
Dale explained that the current cooler temperatures are offering some respite, but there is "plenty of summer left to go".
The weather expert said there is more than 50/50 chance of Britain seeing a heat dome coming out of Africa and up from Spain later in the summer.
He added: "Until then, we'll see temperature records set in June from across the world."
Speaking about what this summer's peak temperatures may be, Dale said that if certain conditions are met then the mid 30s cannot be ruled out.
The British Weather Services' Jim Dale said as El NiƱo causes global temperatures to surge, more hot weather is pushed towards Britain
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He added: "We are now in uncharted waters [in terms of being able to forecast temperatures]. I believe we are seeing a tipping point arriving where things happen we would not normally expect - such as wildfires where we would not expect them.
"You can't be a Little Englander and just look at what we're getting here. If June turns out to be a record, we're in it with everybody else. We're almost back to a situation where chaos comes into it."
Dale suggested there won't be a heat wave in the next two weeks, but it will occasionally get very warm, especially in the south, though temperatures won't touch the recent high of 32C.
He said: "There'll be more rain in the north, less in the south. It'll be a lot like the current weather - temperate to warm."