Liverpool is set to bask in balmy temperatures over the coming days, with a possible heatwave on the way, according to the Met Office.
Forecasters are expecting the mercury to hit the high 24C in Liverpool next week. This would be hotter than the Mediterranean island of Corsica.
Much of the country has seen a drab start to July, with temperatures a degree and a half below average for the month, but a period of sustained high pressure will follow, bringing warm sunny days and dry spells.
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Met Office spokesman Oli Claydon said: "Certainly through this weekend we could see temperatures up into the high 20s.
"High pressure that's driving the more settled conditions and high temperatures staying dominant through next week as well, with temperatures expected to continue to rise through next week."
Asked if the UK can expect a heatwave next week, Mr Claydon added: "With those settled conditions in place, and the high pressure remaining dominant, it's something that we'll have to look at once we get a little bit closer to the time."
Current Met Office forecasts are predicting 24C in Liverpool next Tuesday. Mr Claydon said: "Temperatures certainly over the next couple of days are getting close to average for the time of year in terms of maximums that we'd expect."
Parts of the UK have already seen high temperatures in 2022, with the hottest temperature of the year so far recorded at 32.7C (90F) in Norfolk, on June 17.
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