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Summer of sizzle: Experts predict FOUR more heatwaves could hit the UK in the coming months with each reaching 'at least 28C' and lasting several days Forecasters say further hot spells on the way with a 'Spanish summer' predicted Experts say hot spells could come early next month and in second half of July Further hot spells are expected to come in August, with another in September

By Max Aitchison For The Mail On Sunday

Published: 22:16 BST, 18 June 2022 | Updated: 02:02 BST, 19 June 2022

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The break in the recent hot weather may be short-lived, with experts predicting four more heatwaves in the coming months.

Temperatures soared to as high as 32.7C (91F) on Friday, but it was far cooler yesterday, with much of the UK experiencing rain.

Further showers are expected today, with highs of 21C (70F). But forecasters say there will soon be a return to a ‘Spanish summer’ with further hot spells on the way.

In response to the warming climate, the Met Office recently changed its definition of a heatwave, meaning that it now requires certain thresholds to be met for three consecutive days.

Crowds packed out the beach at Brighton on Saturday, with experts predicting the fine weather is set to continue with four more heatwaves in the UK over the summer months

It changes county by county, with temperatures of at least 28C (81F) required in London and the Home Counties, 27C (82F) across the rest of the South East and most of the Midlands, 26C (79F) in the North-West Midlands and Welsh Borders, and 25C in the North and West.

Leon Brown, from The Weather Company, the world’s biggest commercial forecaster,