On Saturday the temperature peaked at 30.6C in southern England. Making it the 40th day somewhere in the UK exceeded 30C this year.<\/p>\n
It’s looking unlikely temperatures will peak this high again for the rest of the summer, which meteorologically ends on 31 August.<\/p>\n
Temperatures on Monday and Tuesday will still be above average across England and Wales with highs of 20 to 26C.<\/p>\n
But they will drop during the rest of the week as a mostly northerly airflow starts to have more influence.<\/p>\n
By the end of the week, temperatures across the UK will be around 2 to 4 C below average. Something we haven’t seen much – if really at all – this summer.<\/p>\n
Across Scotland and Northern Ireland temperatures will be around 14-17C and for England and Wales, 17-21C.<\/p>\n
Nights will become much cooler, and in some part, even colder, too.<\/p>\n
By Friday morning temperatures will be in single figures and as low as 3 or 4 C in parts of southern England.<\/p>\n
This drop in temperature might come as a bit of a shock for some after being accustomed to the hotter-than-average weather we’ve seen for weeks.<\/p>\n
There are no real signs of any hot spells or heatwaves returning.<\/p>\n
As for the beginning of September, which ushers in the start of autumn, there are some indications of a bit of warmth returning, though there is still a lot of uncertainty in the forecast computer models.<\/p>\n