Wales will finally see a respite from the extreme heat we've seen at the start of the week as temperatures are set to drop across the region. The country experienced its hottest day on record on Monday, July 18, with 37.1C recorded in Hawarden in Flintshire.
The rocketing temperatures across the UK came after the Met Office issued an amber weather warning for extreme heat across the country for Monday and Tuesday. The first ever red warning was also issued for parts of the UK.
However, the amber warning was reduced just after 12pm on Tuesday with thunderstorms hitting western parts of the country. Western areas of Wales are no longer covered by the warning and only Cardiff and the east of the country were expected to experience the highest of temperatures.
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Temperatures started to fall in western areas after 10am. Bala hit 31.5C at 10am but had dropped back to 25.9C at midday. Aberporth fell from 29.1C at 9am to 20.8C at midday. The warm weather was still expected to cover eastern parts of Wales into the evening with Monmouth and Newton bracing themselves for the hottest weather.
People can expect a much-anticipated cooler climate overnight. The rest of the week is also looking much less hot compared to the highs of Monday and Tuesday, however the temperatures will slowly start to creep up again over the weekend.
The exact time the extreme heat is expected to end in Wales
An Amber warning for extreme temperatures remains over Cardiff and the east of the country, however, the Met Office cancelled the warning for the rest of Wales from around 12pm on Tuesday.
High temperatures - reaching over 30C in parts - is still forecast for some parts of Wales for Tuesday, July 19. These will drop slightly over the coming days before rising again on the weekend. Nevertheless, temperatures are not forecast to reach the heights the country experiences at the start of the week.
This is how warm it is going to be where you are
Cardiff
Tuesday, July 19 - 31C
Wednesday, July 20 - 23C
Thursday, July 21 - 23C
Friday, July 22 - 23C
Saturday, July 23 - 22C
Sunday, July 24 - 23C
Swansea
Tuesday, July 19 - 28C
Wednesday, July 20 - 21C
Thursday, July 21 - 20C
Friday, July 22 - 22C
Saturday, July 23 - 20C
Sunday, July 24 - 20C
Monmouth
Tuesday, July 19 - 34C
Wednesday, July 20 - 25C
Thursday, July 21 - 24C
Friday, July 22 - 24C
Saturday, July 23 - 25C
Sunday, July 24 - 26C
Newtown
Tuesday, July 19 - 34C
Wednesday, July 20 - 21C
Thursday, July 21 - 22C
Friday, July 22 - 22C
Saturday, July 23 - 24C
Sunday, July 24 - 24C
Aberystwyth
Tuesday, July 19 - 32C
Wednesday, July 20 - 20C
Thursday, July 21 - 19C
Friday, July 22 - 20C
Saturday, July 23 - 20C
Sunday, July 24 - 20C
St David's
Tuesday, July 19 - 26C
Wednesday, July 20 - 18C
Thursday, July 21 - 19C
Friday, July 22 - 19C
Saturday, July 23 - 19C
Sunday, July 24 - 19C
Wrexham
Tuesday, July 19 - 36C
Wednesday, July 20 - 20C
Thursday, July 21 - 19C
Friday, July 22 - 22C
Saturday, July 23 - 24C
Sunday, July 24 - 25C
The UK long-range forecast from July 23 to August 1
"Any thunderstorms in the south on Saturday morning clearing eastward, leaving a bright day with sunny intervals and just a scattering of showers for some. It will then turn unsettled from the west later in the weekend, with showers and some longer spells of rain, locally heavy and perhaps thundery, accompanied by some stronger winds at times.
"Fine and dry weather is likely to arrive for many further into the period, as high pressure will slowly build over at least southern UK through the middle of next week. Temperatures are expected to trend close to the average for late July, but perhaps warm in the south at times. Towards the end of the period unsettled weather again becomes more likely."
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