Temperatures are expected to rise to 30 degrees in some parts of England next weekend, which could bring thunderstorms. The Met Office says northwest winds are likely over the weekend, which may bring lower temperatures, but there is likely to be warm weather in the south. “There’s not a lot going for the extremely hot days or the hot days yet this year, but that is going to change,” said Steven Keates of the Met Office. “We are probably ready to see a brief heatwave at the end of this week.” Read below to find out what the weather will be like in your area. South East England South East England could reach 32C (89.6 F) on Friday, though Mr Keates added: “It could be a little warmer than that … it’s probably in the mid-30s.” If the forecast is accurate, Britain will be hotter than Portugal, Jamaica, Costa Rica, the Canary Islands and Cyprus. It would also mean the hottest day of the year so far, overshadowing the record of 27.5 C (81.5 F) set in mid-May in Heathrow. “We have to get over it comfortably on Friday and possibly get over it, or get very close to it, on Wednesday and Thursday as well,” Keats said. Temperatures could also reach around 34 degrees Celsius (93.2 F) on Saturday before cooling off on Sunday. East England As in the rest of England, temperatures are expected to be very high by Thursday, however, this area could show hot highs probably 38 C (100.4 F) on Friday and 34 C (93.2 F) on Saturday. . West England Temperatures will peak on Friday at 20 degrees this week, before a hot weekend of possible highs of 35 C (95 F) on Friday and 34 C (93.2 F) on Saturday. North West England Meteorologists predict it will remain largely dry and sunny in the northwest this week, although the sunshine will be cloudy at times. It will heat up significantly by the end of the week, with teams like Manchester hovering above 33C (91.4C) on Friday and 32C (89.4C) on Saturday. East Midlands The Met Office predicts it will be “very hot” on Thursday and Friday in the area after a nice, dry week. Temperatures are forecast to rise to 32 degrees Celsius on Friday and possibly to 35 degrees Celsius on Saturday before some expected rainfall and colder weather on Sunday. Weather in the UK: Sky News’s latest forecast West Midlands The weather will be similar to the east this week, with temperatures starting to rise to 20 degrees on Friday. Some cities in this area, such as Birmingham, could see high temperatures of 33C (91.4F) on Friday and 35C (95F) on Saturday. Yorkshire and Humber The Met Office forecasts variable amounts of cloudy and sunny weather this week and will likely get very hot during the day, but some locally cool nights are likely. Temperatures could reach 32 degrees Celsius on Friday and 25 degrees Celsius on Saturday. Wales It will be dry and sunny in Wales this week, with temperatures reaching 23 degrees Celsius on Tuesday and expected to rise from Wednesday. It will remain dry for the rest of the week with a lot of sunshine, at times hazy and it will become warmer mainly in the east while it will feel fresher in the west. Temperatures in Cardiff are expected to reach 31 degrees Celsius on Friday and Saturday. Scotland It will be partly cloudy in the north, but otherwise very dry and bright conditions towards the Border – and it will be warm until Thursday and Friday, with a maximum temperature of 22C (71.6F). Meteorologists say the northwest wind is likely over the weekend, which may bring lower temperatures. North Ireland Belfast will be partly cloudy at times this week, but there will be plenty of dry and bright conditions in the capital and it will feel quite warm on Thursday and Friday, possibly reaching 26 degrees Celsius (78.8 F). However, some rainfall is expected on Saturday along with the temperature dropping to 13 C (55.4 F).
