Temperatures to drop this week but relief from heat may be short-lived
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Image source, BBC Weather WatchersByElizabeth RizziniLead Weather PresenterPublished5 hours agoThe UK is set for cooler weather this week after a spell of record-breaking heat, but the reprieve may not last long.
New June heat records were set on three consecutive days last week, ending with 37.3C at Santon Downham in Suffolk, smashing the previous June record of 35.6C set in 1976. This week, with weather coming in from the Atlantic on south-westerly winds, temperatures will fall and areas of low pressure will bring some rain. By the weekend, however, high pressure may become more dominant with another chance of a heatwave on the way.
The area of high pressure causing last week's blistering heat has moved into eastern Europe, allowing temperatures to fall in the west. South-westerly winds from the Atlantic have arrived in the UK, dropping temperatures and lowering the humidity. On Monday, most places will be dry with sunny spells.
Temperatures will be highest in the Midlands and eastern England - a more comfortable 24 or 25C. On Tuesday, an area of low pressure is set to bring showers or longer spells of rain, mainly to northern and western areas. Image source, BBC WeatherA second area of low pressure will then arrive from the Atlantic later on Wednesday.
As it steers further north, the rain and stronger winds are more likely in Northern Ireland than Scotland.
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