UK weather maps show Arctic 4C cold blast looms after scorching heatwave

Weather maps are showing a dramatic cold blast is set to hit the UK next month, with temperatures plummeting hugely in some areas across 22 counties, including Cambridgeshire

An Arctic cold snap looms after this week’s blistering heatwave, weather maps show.

Although the mercury is expected to hit 40C this week, during which rare red weather warnings are in place, the picture is expected to change signficantly. Fresh maps from WXCHARTS indicate that temperatures are set to nosedive on July 4 – just under a fortnight away.

According to these latest weather maps, most of the country may get above the high teens at around 6am, with lows of just 4C in the Scottish Highlands and single-digit temperatures across almost the entire rest of the country. The Northwest of England and the Northeast of England are expected to be the chilliest regions south of the border, with the mercury dropping to around 9C.

And, further south, temperature lows may only just nudge into the low-to-mid teens, with 14C in East Anglia and lows of 13C in the Southwest of England and northern Wales. Londoners and those along the south coast could also face a rather nippy 12C at 6am on July 4. These figures are hugely different to this week’s scorching blast, as 31.8C has already been recorded – at Heathrow Airport in west London – and it is expected to get warmer.

The Met Office forecast for June 17 to July 6 cautions of “changeable conditions” at the start of next month as “Atlantic lows move in from the west”, but with “transient periods of high pressure” that will lead to spells of rain.

The forecast reads: “Fairly changeable conditions at first with periods of rain and showers, and there could be some thundery outbreaks at times. There will likely be some drier and brighter spells though.”, reports the Express.

“Into July changeable conditions are likely to continue as Atlantic lows move in from the west, but with transient periods of high pressure. This will lead to spells of rain and cloud interspersed with more settled periods.

“Temperatures remain widely above average, and the far southeast may retain some of the hot temperatures at first, but likely cooler than the preceding few days.”

Counties below 12C according to the maps

1. Cambridgeshire
2. Northamptonshire
3. Warwickshire
4. Worcestershire
5. Staffordshire
6. West Midlands
7. Leicestershire
8. Rutland
9. Lincolnshire
10. Nottinghamshire
11. Derbyshire
12. Cheshire
13. Merseyside
14. Greater Manchester
15. East Riding of Yorkshire
16. South Yorkshire
17. North Yorkshire
18. West Yorkshire
19. Lancashire
20. Durham
21. Cumbria
22. Tyne and Wear
23. Northumberland