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Cathy Owen

BBC weather forecast showing it will be 7°C in Cardiff next week

The BBC weather app is showing temperatures of 7°C in Cardiff at the start of next week. But don't worry as we are not heading back into winter – it is all down to a glitch in the system.

While most can expect warm temperatures around the seasonal average and scattered showers heading into the start of July visitors to BBC platforms are being told to brace for an autumnal 7°C or 8°C. A statement from the BBC says that teams are working to try and fix it as quickly as possible. They have said that there is a problem "at a third-party supplier".

The issue was first picked up on Thursday evening but was still an issue on Friday morning. The BBC said at 8am on Friday: "Apologies that the technical glitch with our data on the website and app are still not completely fixed. Teams are working hard to resolve it as soon as possible."

BBC Weather presenter and meteorologist Simon King said: "While the data for Friday and Saturday has now been fixed and up to date beyond that the technical glitch is still showing temperatures of 7C or 8C. Don't worry, we're not going back to winter. Temperatures in fact will be around the average for the time of year – around 16C to 23C – north to south across the UK."

But he did predict some of the affected days next week will see heavy rain and strengthening winds at times. The forecast for Wales this weekend from the Met Office says: "Drier and brighter on Saturday compared to Friday with plenty of sunny spells. Feeling pleasant in the sunshine though breezy, especially along the coasts and higher ground. Maximum temperature 22°C.

"Largely dry on Sunday with sunny spells. Mixture of sunshine and showers on Monday. Longer spells of rain and heavy showers possible on Tuesday. Remaining breezy with temperatures around average."

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