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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

UK set for mini-heatwave as temperatures to soar to 29 degrees

Parts of the UK are set for a week of high temperatures and summer sun as an area of high pressure heads to Britain from the Azores.

London and the south of England will see temperatures soar to around 29 degrees on Thursday (19 June). The mini-heatwave is expected to continue into the weekend, but a “northwest to southeast split is likely to develop”, according to the Met Office.

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