The UK is heading toward a more settled spell from June 13 to June 22, with the Met Office saying high pressure will start to take hold and temperatures could climb sharply by mid-June. For people in southern and eastern England, that means the first serious signs of a summer warm-up after a run of wetter weather.
The forecast is already drawing attention because it points to a possible uk weather 30c weekend later in the month, with London, the South East and East Anglia among the places most likely to feel the heat. The Met Office said the change will be most noticeable in southern and eastern parts of the country, where very warm or hot conditions could become established by mid-month.
Its latest long-range outlook said the start of the period will see a transition to generally more settled weather across much of the UK as high pressure exerts more influence. Areas further northwest may not share the same conditions, with cloudier skies and the odd spell of rain still possible there, while Scotland and Northern Ireland are expected to stay cooler, with readings generally in the mid-teens to low 20s.
The strongest warmth is being signposted for England and Wales. Large swathes of both countries are tipped to reach the mid-to-high 20s, while parts of London, the South East and East Anglia could go above 30C. WXCharts data based on ECMWF projections suggested temperatures could reach 34C in parts of southern England later in June, a level that would place some areas within heatwave territory if it lasts long enough.
That last point matters, because a heatwave is only declared when an area records temperatures at or above a set threshold for at least three consecutive days, and that threshold is not the same everywhere. It is 25C across parts of northern and western Britain, rising to 28C in London and the South East.
There is still some distance between a hot-looking map and a confirmed spell of extreme heat. Long-range forecasts are subject to revision, even when the charts suggest parts of southern England could edge up to 34C, so the exact timing and location of the warmest weather may still change.
Even so, the broader signal is clear. The Met Office said high pressure is favoured to remain close by to the UK toward the end of the period, bringing widely settled conditions and often above average temperatures, which would keep much of England and Wales warm and dry enough for a proper mid-June stretch of summer weather if the forecast holds.
