Thursday is set to be the hottest day before temperatures drop again for the weekend. Temperatures are not expected to exceed 23.4 degrees Celsius (74.12 F) recorded at St James’s Park in London last month. Weather in the UK – latest forecast Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said: “This week is a funny old age, with plenty of rain and clouds around as well as sunny periods, with many areas gradually warming up until Thursday which will be the hottest day. “Between Monday and Wednesday the temperatures will be in the high teens and the low 20 degrees in Wales and in the central and southern parts of England, while eastern Scotland could reach 19 degrees Celsius (66.2 F). “But in parts of Northern Ireland, Northern England and Scotland there will be clouds and little rain. “On Thursday there will be tall teenagers quite widely throughout the country, areas of the Southeast will rise up to 21 C (69.8 F), with an external probability of 22 C (71.6 F) in areas where there is more sunshine. “So there is a warm season for many, but do not expect the sunshine from wall to wall and the blue sky we saw in April.” Read more from Sky News: The election is expected to expose the growing gap in England Record of referrals for cancer screening after the fall of COVID The Met Office said that there is a high pressure area in the south of the United Kingdom, while there is low pressure over the northern areas. Many areas will get cooler by Friday and weekend, meteorologists predict. However, temperatures should remain high in teens for areas of the south.
