Hot weather to continue as temperature approaches 32C in London

With Thursday beginning off heat and humid – with some fog within the east – the Met Workplace mentioned temperatures throughout the UK will rise underneath largely sunny skies because the day continues.

Temperatures within the south look to almost hit or exceed 30C, with London gearing as much as hit a excessive of 32C at round 4pm Thursday.

Temperatures reached 32C in Kew Gardens, London on Wednesday, making it the most popular September day within the UK since 2016 and simply 0.2C wanting the most popular day of the yr.

The west of the nation may even see some remoted heavy or thundery showers afterward, however the scorching climate appears to be like set to proceed into the weekend.

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Met Workplace chief meteorologist Paul Gundersen mentioned: “Excessive stress is located to the southeast of the UK, which is bringing extra settled circumstances and temperatures properly above common for the time of yr.

“Whereas the very best temperatures are anticipated within the south, heatwave circumstances are seemingly throughout a lot of England and Wales particularly, with elements of Scotland and Northern Eire additionally prone to see some unseasonably excessive temperatures.”

September’s heatwave is prone to peak on Saturday with temperatures rising as excessive as 33C in London, the Met Workplace has mentioned, though additional north will probably be cooler.

That will make it the most popular day of the yr, beating 32.2C in JUne, with the UK Well being Safety Company issuing an amber warning for warmth till Sunday night at 9pm.

This implies climate impacts are prone to be felt throughout the well being service, with these aged above 65 or these with pre-existing respiratory or heart problems at better danger.

Though temperatures have risen this excessive earlier than in September, it’s uncommon for the warmth to final so lengthy with the Met Workplace predicting 5 to 6 days above 30C for some areas.

There may be additionally an opportunity of tropical nights within the south, outlined as having temperatures over 20C.

The heatwave is being pushed by tropical storms pushing a excessive stress system over the UK, with the jet stream having moved to the north and bending into what is called an omega blocking sample.

Named after the Greek letter omega due to its form, this method happens when an space of excessive stress will get caught between two areas of low-pressure to the west and east and likewise barely south.

This has introduced torrential rain and flooding for Spain and Greece however scorching, dry and clear circumstances for the UK and central Europe.

Met Workplace chief meteorologist Neil Armstrong mentioned: “An lively tropical cyclone season within the North Atlantic has helped to amplify the sample throughout the North Atlantic, pushing the jet stream properly to the north of the UK, permitting some very heat air to be drawn north.

“It’s a marked distinction to the a lot of meteorological summer time, when the UK was on the northern facet of the jet stream with cooler air and extra unsettled climate.”

The Met Workplace defines a heatwave as three consecutive days of a specific area exceeding a given threshold, which varies across the UK.

For Scotland, Wales, Northern Eire, Cornwall and northern England, the edge is 25C; for Somerset, Hampshire and the Welsh Borders, 26C; the south coast, East Anglia and the East Midlands, 27C; and for London and the house counties the edge is 28C.