Official forecasters have said that the United Kingdom isn’t likely to experience a heatwave this summer.
Instead, Britain is set to experience average temperatures and scattered showers, as southern Europe swelters in heat of more than 45C.
The Cerberus heatwaves have seen temperatures in the continental soar to discomfiting heights that could see the mercury reach highs of 49C in Sicily and Sardinia.
However, the Met Office said there’s a lower-than-average chance of similarly hot conditions developing in Britain over the rest of the summer.
Britain will instead see cooler, more mild temperatures, broken up by gusty showers and sporadic rain following record-breaking heat in June.
The Met Office warned there’s a low probability the UK will experience the same sweltering heat that has struck southern Europe in recent weeks.
Temperatures have soared well above the 40C in the south of Europe in recent weeks as the Cerberus heatwave has struck.
However, the heatwave hitting Europe isn’t likely to reach the United Kingdom, where temperatures are set to stay average over the coming weeks.
The Met Ofice said that Britain is instead set to see scattered showers and moderate temperatures over the remaining summer months.
The UK’s Met Office warned that temperatures are set to stay at levels that are close to, or slightly below average for the year.
Scattered showers are instead set to sweep across the country over the coming week, with heavy rainfall in Scotland.
These showers are set to persist for the remainder of July before settling towards the middle of August.
The Met Office forecast comes as temperatures in southern Europe have soared to heights of 49C.
The Cerberus heatwave that’s swept across the south of the European continent has seen temperatures skyrocket in Spain, Greece and Italy.
The United Kingdom has, however, experienced much cooler temperatures, broken up by intermittent showers.
These scattered showers are set to persist for the remainder of July and into the beginning of August.
The north and northwest of Britain are set to experience the wettest weather while the southeast is likely to be drier.
The Met Office forecast comes after Britain experienced its warmest June since records started in 1884.
The June heatwave broke previous records set in the summers of 1940 and 1976 as England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland all saw record temperatures.
The heatwave last month saw the UK record mean temperatures of 15.8C, compared to previous records of 14.9C.
Looks like it’s going to be the coldest July on record, but of course, they’ll blame it on climate change, and I’m old enough to know that I’ve never witnessed a July quite as windy, bleak and damp as this one. The United Kingdom doesn’t always get the best weather but usually July is one of our best months for weather. At the moment it’s like autumn outside and our summer ended in June.
This has been the wettest summer for years and that’s saying something. Roll on autumn, at least you know where you stand – next to the heater!
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