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saturated – at which point the wet bulb temperature is then equal to the dry bulb temperature. Stealth heat events The data has also uncovered new ways of examining different types of heat event, for example ‘hot and dry’, ‘hot and humid’ or ‘warm and humid’. Each of these types of extreme heat have

September’s hot weather will continue into the weekend for much of the UK, though there’s an increasing chance of thunderstorms for some.

of temperatures above 30°C in September for the first time, with that record likely to continue on Saturday and Sunday.   Is the #hot weather going to continue throughout the weekend? 🌡️☀️🧐 Find out all the answers here 👇 pic.twitter.com/zvksNouDVv — Met Office (@metoffice) September 8, 2023 However

at Horsham, Tunbridge Wells and Regent’s Park.   High temperatures but heatwave unlikely Deputy Chief Meteorologist Michael Silverstone said: “We are experiencing a brief very warm or even hot spell, which isn’t abnormal for the time of year. However, if we reach 30°C on Thursday, 1st May

of cloud on offer and some outbreaks of rain. And these outbreaks of rain could be quite intense at times. Some heavy thundery downpours are quite possible. “Temperature-wise, it's looking even hotter than today across some parts towards the east and southeast. 28°C, 29°C not out of the question. And yes

, such as the summer of 2018 and July 2022. Our Met Office climate projections indicate that hot spells will become more frequent in our future climate, particularly over the southeast of the UK. Temperatures are projected to rise in all seasons, but the heat would be most intense in summer."   How

in isolated spots in the east and southeast.   Met Office Chief Meteorologist Dan Suri said: "It’ll be a hot start to the weekend for many as a plume of very warm air drifts across the UK from the south. Parts of east and southeast England may reach 29 or 30 ºC on Friday, with mid-twenties more widely

in a natural area. It can be caused by a combination of very hot and dry weather, with fires being started either through lightning strikes or human activity. Find out more: www.kfwf.org.uk www.nationalgeographic.com/ environment/natural-disasters/ wildfires/ www.readyforwildfire.org/What- To-Do

across north-east Scotland, with very humid, hot air across the south of the UK. Parts of southern England reached 34 to 35°C on both 11th and 12th August. The sequence of rain-radar images at hourly intervals from 18 UTC 11 August to 09 UTC 12 August show torrential downpours in the Edinburgh area

, with daytime maxima rather cool in the northwest under cloud and rain. However, it will be very warm or hot in the southeast, where temperatures are expected to widely reach the high 20s Celsius, and locally the low 30s Celsius. The weekend will continue to feel very warm or hot in the south

Analysis by Met Office climate scientists has also shown that a summer as hot or hotter than 2025 is now 70 times more likely than it would be in a ‘natural’ climate with no human caused greenhouse gas emissions.   The UK’s mean temperature from 1 June to 31 August stands at 16.10°C, which is 1.51