Temperatures are set to soar in Greater Manchester next week meaning it will be hotter than several popular holiday destinations.
The mercury is set to rise steadily throughout the week from around 20 degrees celcius today (Sunday) to pushing towards 30C by the end of next week.
According to Met Office forecasts temperatures will reach 28C in most parts of the region on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
That means it will be hotter here than the Algarve in Portugal for example, where temperatures are expected to peak at between 26C and 27C.
Although temperatures could rise above the average for this time of the year, the Met Office say they do not expect any records to be broken and that temperatures will be "well below" the record-breaking figures seen in July.
According to their forecasters, it will begin to feel warmer on Monday, with clouds dispersing throughout the day and plenty of sunny spells, and only light winds. Temperatures could reach 24C on both Monday and Tuesday.
The sunshine will continue in the middle of the week, though it could be hazy at times.
On Wednesday, temperatures in the region are expected to jump several degrees to around 26C. And there will be another jump, and it will begin to feel particularly warm, by Thursday with a potential maximum temperature of 28C.
This is expected to remain the case on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with overnight temperatures of between the high-teens and early twenties.
Nationally the Met Office say some areas in the south and southwest of England are expected to reach low or even mid 30sC by the end of next week.
But they are not expecting any temperature records to be broken. Greater Manchester's temperature record was smashed twice in two days last month.
The Met Office's Rochdale weather station saw a top temperature today of 37.2C on Tuesday July 19 while in Rostherne -between Knutsford and Altrincham - the temperature hit 37.7C.
However, Rebekah Sherwin, deputy chief meteorologist with the Met Office, said: "The weather pattern bringing next week’s hot spell is different to the one responsible for last month’s record-breaking temperatures which saw already hot air being drawn up from southern Europe adding to our own home-grown heat.
“This time, that is much less likely; instead, temperatures will build steadily within the lingering area of high pressure.
“There is some uncertainty about next week’s temperatures, although in early August sunshine in the UK doesn’t have the heating potential of mid-July as the sun is lower in the sky and the hours of daylight are marginally shorter.
"Both of these factors suggest that we’re very unlikely to see temperatures peak much above low to mid 30s. However, this would still be a hot spell of weather.”
Met Office chief forecaster Steve Willington added: “We could see parts of the UK entering heatwave conditions if the above-average temperatures last for three days or more.
"Many areas of the UK, especially the south will witness temperatures several degrees higher than average, but these values are likely to be well below the record-breaking temperatures we saw in mid-July.
“As the high pressure builds there is very little meaningful rain in the forecast, especially in those areas in the south of England, which experienced very dry conditions last month.
"Elsewhere in the UK, such as in northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, rain-bearing weather fronts will make limited headway against the high pressure, bringing some rain to north-western parts of the UK.”
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