Friday 5 August 2022 04:16 PM UK weather: Heatwave predicted for end of next week after 27C highs this Sunday trends now
Britons are preparing for another heatwave next week with temperatures set to soar towards 100F (38C) for the second time in less than a month - with a hot weekend also on the way as the mercury hits 27C (81F).
The Met Office said it expects temperatures to reach the 'low or even mid-30Cs (mid-90Fs) by the end of next week', thanks to an area of high pressure building from the Atlantic into the South and South West of England.
The heat will again put further pressure on water supplies, with Southern Water already implementing a hosepipe ban in Hampshire from 5pm today - and South East Water following suit in Kent and Sussex from next Friday.
It comes after the UK experienced its hottest ever temperature of 40.3C (104.5F) in Lincolnshire just over a fortnight ago on July 19 - which smashed the previous record of 38.7C (101.7F) set in 2019 in Cambridge.
The Met Office confirmed the mercury is unlikely to reach the same heights next week and records are therefore not expected to be broken again - but there could still be several days of very high temperatures.
Today, beaches in resorts such as Lyme Regis and Weymouth in Dorset and Woolacombe in Devon looked busy as families enjoyed their summer holidays in temperatures of up to 25C (77F) and went for a swim in the sea.
Many would have been hoping to spend a few hours forgetting about the UK's economic woes, after the Bank of England warned households will face a 15-month recession and inflation of more than 13 per cent later this year.
Holidaymakers and families pack the beach as they enjoy the hot sunshine at Weymouth in Dorset this afternoon
Crowds of people swim in the sea at Woolacombe in North Devon today ahead of another heatwave on the way next week
Crowds of sunseekers flock to the beach at Lyme Regis in Dorset in the sunshine today to enjoy the very hot weather
Holidaymakers and families pack the beach as they enjoy the hot sunshine at Weymouth in Dorset this afternoon
Tomorrow will be a mostly dry and bright day with summer sunshine and highs of 26C (79F), although there will be some cloud cover and a chance of showers in Northern Ireland and rain across northern Scotland.
Sunday will continue to be mostly dry with highs of 27C (81F) and bright spells, but there will be further showers across Scotland. It will then be mostly dry
