London is set to see temperatures soar up to 30C later this week as the UK is hit by a blast of warm weather.
In marked contrast to the last few days, when almost all of England, Scotland and Wales was doused in heavy rain and thunderstorms, the sunshine will return for the rest of the week.
The Met Office said London will be the hottest place in the UK, with temperatures there expected to reach 30C on Friday.
It will also be hot elsewhere, with the Midlands experiencing highs of 27C and the east and south east of England getting to 27C, according to Met Office maps.
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Temperatures will begin creeping up on Wednesday, with England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all reaching past 20C, and by Thursday it will hit 26C in London.
The warm spell is expected to last until Saturday, where top temperatures – again in London – are predicted to be around the 25C mark.
According to the Met Office, the hot spell is the result of high pressure in the east drawing up warmer air from the continent.
By Sunday, a front system will push the warm air away again and temperatures will fall slightly to the low 20s.
“We are expecting temperatures to rise through the coming days,” Met Office spokesperson Nicola Maxey told Yahoo News UK.
“By Friday, although temperatures will be around average for the North and North West, they will be locally very warm or even hot in the South East.
“There is a chance we could see temperatures reach the high 20s or even 30C in the London area for Friday and possibly Saturday, before milder air starts to push across the country once again.
“Nights will also be mild with temperatures staying in the high teens and even low 20s for parts of the South East.”
Before the warmer conditions arrive, however, there is still a yellow weather warning for rain in place in the North East and large parts of Scotland.
The warning, which covers Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee, runs from 8am to 8pm on Tuesday, and includes the risk of thunder, the Met Office said.
Some places could experience up to 20mm of rainfall in just one hour and 40mm over several hours.
The yellow weather warnings mean spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and, potentially, road closures.
There is also a small chance homes and businesses could be flooded and a slight chance of delays and cancellations to bus and train services.
Several parts of the country have already exceeded July’s average rainfall, despite only being halfway through the month, the Met Office said.
England had 97% of July’s average rainfall between July 1 and 15, Wales had 65%, Scotland 49% and Northern Ireland 47%.
London has had 154% of its July average already and Dorset 120%.
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