Brits are set for a scorcher in July as the Met Office has confirmed temperatures could hit the high 30s.
Sun lovers have been soaking up the warm weather in June which is on track to be the hottest on record and there is more to come in July.
And while the country is now going through a spell of unsettled conditions with some showers and cooler temperatures a high pressure next month is expected to bring the hot weather.
Currently the temperature is around normal for the time of year with the mercury in the high teens and low 30s, but by mid July there could be a notable rise.
The Met Office has said that temperatures could reach the mid to high 30s during the end of July and into August, but it would still take an “extreme event” for them to hit 40C.
“We have a chance of warmer conditions and we have seen to that anyway with climate change,” Met Office senior spokesman Grahame Madge told The Mirror.
“Over the first half of July there is not a strong indicator of hot weather.
“We have to remember that there is currently a one per cent chance of 40C temperatures in our climate. For mid to high 30Cs we could get that and they are becoming more frequent.
"But for 40C it is always going to be an extreme event even with weather change.”
Mr Madge continued: “Over the next seven to 10 days the forecast there is not really the indication of hot weather as we are entering a period of unsettled weather.
“But by the end of next week there are signs of a return to warm weather and so for the rest of the month of July and August it would not be a shock if we had hot weather.”
Jim Dale, senior meteorologist at British Weather Services, told the Mirror there is a 60 per cent chance of temperatures hitting at least 35C in the second half of July.
“Temperatures in the north are never as warm as the south which is becoming more like a Mediterranean climate - but it doesn’t mean that the north still won’t get hot,” said Mr Dale.
“I would say that the only area of the country that will escape the very high temperatures is the north west of Scotland which is normal due to its location.
“A lot is down to latitude and topography over how hot it will get and so inland areas like Cambridgeshire and Heathrow Airport will always be the hottest spots.”
The Met Office forecast for the two weeks from July 13 states: "Predictability during this period is low, which is typical for the time of year.
"There is a slight indication that high pressure may become dominant into the second half of the month, leading to more settled conditions over southern parts.
"Despite this, showers and thunderstorms remain a latent risk for most of the country during late July. Temperatures more likely than normal to be above the average for the time of year."
