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Met Office has predicted that glorious sunshine is set to swipe across the country later this week, with temperatures soaring to 32C.
Despite much of the summer being dominated by heavy downpours and flood warnings, forecasters believe temperatures will exceed temperatures in Sicily’s capital of Palermo in the next few days.
The warm, dry conditions are estimated for Tuesday (August 15) and will stick around until the following Tuesday, with daily highs of 25C or above expected.
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A Met Office spokesman said: “A spell of sunny, very warm to hot weather is likely to develop.
“Many areas, especially in the South and South-East, could expect to see temperatures above 30C.”
However, the good news does not look set to last for the late August bank holiday.
The Met Office spokesman added: “Although temperatures are set to pick up this week, an August bank holiday heatwave is looking probably unlikely.
“A changeable pattern towards the end of August and into early September has a probability for thunderstorms developing within warm interludes, especially in the South.”
Forecaster Brian Gaze of The Weather Outlook added: “Summer isn’t over. Computer models show mega heat plumes and highs up to the low 30s, with very warm spells expected in the weeks ahead.”
But a further heat surge is expected to hit in early September, with another warm spell expected mid-way through the month.
Forecasters said the disappointing summer is because of the position of the jet stream, a flow of winds high up in the atmosphere.
The stream has passed below the UK, leaving a series of cooler and wetter weather systems to sweep in.
Far warmer conditions have been seen further south on the continent.
As a result, England saw more than four inches of rain in July – around 75% higher than the average – Met Office figures show. It was the wettest July in 14 years.
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