Will There Be Another Heatwave In The UK? Met Office Shares Update

The Met Office has confirmed it’s looking likely the mercury will soar again next week, with the prospect of one final heatwave before the end of the month “certainly not out of the question”.

Sharing an update on 14 September, the national weather and climate service said the latest outlook for next week (21 September) supports “a spell of drier, sunnier and warmer weather next week, particularly across southern parts of the UK”.

According to WXCharts, Thursday 24 September could see scorching conditions in the south of England, with possible highs of 27C.

On Friday, temperatures could increase further, the Mirror reported, with the hot weather continuing well into the weekend.

The Met Office added that as the temperatures could climb into the mid to high-20s, there is “potential to reach heatwave conditions”.

Experts at the Met Office said it’s due to developments over the Atlantic.

“A deep area of low pressure is expected to form well to the west of the UK. Although this system is not forecast to move directly across the country, it is likely to drag warmer air up from the continent and sub-tropical Atlantic,” they said.

“High pressure will then build across the UK alongside this warmer air during the latter part of the weekend and into next week.”

They did add that Northwestern Scotland may remain more changeable weather-wise, however.

But mostly, temperatures are expected to climb steadily with warm sunshine helping the mercury rise from day to day.

“The highest temperatures are most likely across southern parts of the UK, where current forecasts suggest highs could reach the upper 20s by the end of next week,” said the Met Office.

“While confidence is lower further north, much of the country is likely to see a spell of warmer-than-average weather as high pressure remains in control.

“These temperatures would be notably warm for late September and could offer a final taste of summer before autumn becomes more firmly established.”

A heatwave is declared when a location records a period of at least three consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures meeting or exceeding the ‘heatwave temperature threshold’.

These thresholds vary depending on where you’re based. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, it’s 25C, while further south east, heading towards London, it’s 28C.

The Met Office said it remains to be seen whether official heatwave thresholds will be met, but ended: “Nevertheless, with high pressure expected to remain influential and temperatures continuing to climb, the prospect of one final heatwave before the end of the month is certainly not out of the question.”