Brits could be left sweltering in extreme temperatures with five more heatwaves to come.
And experts say they can’t rule out a repeat of the crazy 40C record-breaking temperatures we saw last year.
The Weather Company, branded the world’s most accurate forecaster, says further heatwaves are expected in early and late July.
They also expect two more in the first half of August – before hotting up again in September.
Blistering temperatures are predicted for up to 14 days in July and could beat last year’s record-breaking 40.3C (105F) seen in Lincolnshire.
The Met Office said extreme temperatures are ‘not out of the question’, with the mercury boosted by hot continental air.
Sunday was expected to beat the current record for the hottest day of the year which was 32.2C on June 10th in Chertsey, Surrey.
But the Met Office said the current heatwave ends with some unsettled weather first as a huge band of rain sweeps in today (Monday).
But after July 9th they are expecting the sunshine to return with “above average” temperatures.
Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey told The Mirror: “Towards the middle to the end of July there is an increasing chance that high pressure may become established.
“On balance northern areas are more likely to see drier conditions with southern areas seeing greater risk of showers and thunderstorms.
“We can say there is a greater than normal chance of heat waves for the whole period of the middle to the end of July.”
A heatwave is above 25C for three days or 28C for the southeast.
“Because of the change in climate our extreme temperatures are continuously being pushed,” he said.
“There is an increasing chance these extremes could get pushed further.
“We got 40C last year and before that happened no one thought there was an outside chance.
“There’s also a possibility we do continue to see those trends.”
Talking about the change in climate, the official Met Office website highlights climate change reports which say “it is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land.”
“We have already seen average global land temperatures increase over 1 °C since the Industrial Revolution,” they point out.
“As a result of this baseline increase in temperature, we are seeing extreme heat events, such as heatwaves and record-breaking high temperatures, become more frequent, long-lasting, and intense.”
Scientists have also announced the start of a potentially strong El Niño climate pattern in June 2023.
Last week experts announced that an El Niño was underway as temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean are at least 0.5 degrees Celsius above average.
It replaces the cooler La Niña phase.
The Met Office describes how El Niño and La Niña are terms that describe the biggest fluctuation in the Earth’s climate system.
It can have consequences across the globe but often leads to wetter winters for Europe.
