UK weather: New hottest day of the year forecast with seven counties set for 26C

Brits should get ready for another heatwave and say goodbye to dreary weather as a scorcher heads its way down south with the hottest day of the year so far forecast

The UK is set to experience another heatwave, with a new update on the hottest day of the year so far as it could be just days away.

April 27 has been declared the due date for the return of hot weather, following this week’s depressing grey clouds and on-and-off showers. An advanced weather temperature model shows the week is set to progress with splatters of yellow, amber and orange on Britain’s charts as we lead up our second wave of summer heat. Data from a new WXCharts.com map presents 20C or more across the UK – with the potential of temperatures hitting 26C. A Met Office forecast, which predicts conditions from April 20 to April 29, says: “Mainly unsettled conditions are likely across the UK at the start of this period”.

The report added: “Showers or longer spells of rain are probable across many regions, these heavy at times with a risk of hail and thunder, perhaps accompanied by strong winds. Some drier and brighter interludes are also likely at times, but probably with large amounts of cloud. Temperatures will generally be near average”.

Birmingham Live reported that the Met Office’s predicted next week to have “a similar pattern at first, with unsettled conditions at times and a risk of some heavy rain or showers. Later next week and into the following week, settled weather is expected to become more prevalent, with more in the way of dry, sunny weather developing”.

Using Met Desk data, the WX Chart maps illustrate how Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Greater London, Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire have a chance at being the hottest counties. The Met Office said: “Temperatures will probably be around or slightly above average”.

The report goes on to predict mid-May temperatures. The report states: “Late April into early May will probably see a good deal of settled weather with high pressure patterns most likely to dominate”.

However, “whilst some spells of more unsettled weather are possible at times – these perhaps more likely towards mid-May – much of the period is expected to be largely fine and dry. Temperatures are expected to be near or slightly above average”.

The BBC claims Wednesday to be cool, with rain falling in northern and western parts of the UK, but Thursday will be warmer and more dry. Friday brings in change, with the Atlantic low bringing rain to Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. Meanwhile, eastern areas of England will continue to stay dry.

Friday’s change ensures a positive outlook on may which tends towards ‘a near-average rainfall and modest warm anomalies,’ shares the BBC.