Sun worshippers do not need to fret that they have basked in their final rays as reports of an August heatwave grow.
England reached its hottest temperature of the year on Tuesday when 32.2C was recorded at Heathrow Airport in west London, and on Thursday a sizzling 31.1C high was recorded in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.
And over the past week, reports have suggested there will be a similar heatwave in August.
READ MORE: Why is the moon orange? Thunder moon spotted in the UK sky
According to the Met Office, warmer and drier conditions will arrive next month for much of the UK.
Stephen Dixon, a Met Office spokesperson, told The Independent: "Early next week it is looking like there will be some unsettled weather across large parts of the UK, particularly in eastern areas.
“Looking further ahead, from August 5 onwards, mixed conditions are looking most likely with no particular dominant weather type.
“It is likely that from that date, there will be some drier spells, and some showers and periods of rain.
“But as we head more towards the middle of August, it is looking likely that more settled and dry conditions will develop.”
However, Mr Dixon said there won't necessarily be another 'heatwave'.
He said: "That doesn’t translate into a specific prediction of another heatwave, but it is possible warmer conditions will develop.
"It is looking like it will be warmer than the average for the month."
Heatwaves are becoming more frequent and extreme because of climate change driven by human activity, with scientific analysis finding events such as 2019's record heat in the UK and Europe and the devastating heatwave in Canada and the US in recent weeks were made much more likely and more severe by global warming.
The world has already warmed by about 1.2C since pre-industrial times and temperatures will continue to rise, causing greater climate impact, without urgent and significant global action to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
