The Met Office has issued an update revealing what weather conditions Brits can expect to face in the coming weeks. It comes a week on from the UK heatwave, which saw record temperatures up and down the country spark travel chaos and multiple school closures, as well as several wildfires.
Lincolnshire recorded the hottest temperatures of all, with the mercury rising to 40.3C on Tuesday. Meanwhile, parts of the North East reached highs of 36.8C.
Those hoping for cooler temperatures in the coming weeks are in luck, however, as Met Office forecasters are predicting "near normal" weather for the end of July and the beginning of August.
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The medium-term forecast for Friday, July 29 to Sunday, August 7 reads: "After a largely settled week, more changeable conditions return from Friday, with the northwest in particular seeing outbreaks of rain and strong winds at times."
It adds: "In northern parts of the UK temperatures are expected to remain near normal, but are trending above average elsewhere, and there is the potential for some locally hot weather in the southeast."
The lowdown for Monday, August 8 until Monday, August 22 promises "fine and dry" weather for much of the UK, with an increased risk of rain. As for the north and northwest, "more organised bands of rain are possible."
Meteorologists conclude: "Temperatures remain generally above normal across the south, with some potentially hot spells, while remaining closer to average in the north."
In the meantime, the North East is expected to see cloudy and rainy conditions this week, with temperatures peaking in the late teens and early twenties. It comes a week after the Met Office warned that extreme weather conditions will likely become more frequent in the future due to climate change.
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