A heat-health alert has been issued for parts of England, with temperatures predicted to hit 30C (86F) on Friday.
The alert is in place from 17:00 BST on 18 July in London, the East Midlands, South East and eastern England.
Areas across the UK that have experienced a July washout so far are now set to turn a lot drier and warmer, albeit briefly.
The weekend will see a band of rain move across the UK from the west, bringing in showers and some thunderstorms, and cooler weather for all by Sunday.This will be the first spell of warm weather for most of the UK this month, but it is unlikely to mark the start of a heatwave.
For a heatwave to be declared, temperatures must be above the official heatwave threshold for at least three consecutive days. In the London area, that threshold is 28C. For Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and most of northern and western England, it’s 25C. But temperatures could set a new record for the hottest day of the year, after 30.5C was recorded in Wisley, Surrey on June 26.
Source: BBC
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