Another heatwave is set to sweep the UK, with temperatures of up to 40C predicted next month.
The hot spell could last for two weeks, with forecasters predicting it to start around mid-July if high pressure becomes established. It means this July could beat last year’s record-breaking 40.3C experienced in Lincolnshire, reports the Liverpool ECHO.
This has been backed up by the Met Office, as it agreed extreme temperatures are ‘not out of the question’, with the mercury boosted by hot continental air. 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.
