July is likely to see some hot weather, the Met Office has said, but it said it would take an "extreme event" for rumours of 40C to come true. This month has been largely warm and dry for most and the month is on track to be the hottest June on record.
However, a few weeks of more unsettled weather are now likely, before things hot up again later in July and into August. The Met Office said temperatures in the mid to high 30Cs are possible.
Met Office senior spokesman Grahame Madge told the Mirror : “We have a chance of warmer conditions and we have seen to that anyway with climate change. Over the first half of July there is not a strong indicator of hot weather.