Hi all,

We are currently in a heatwave with 4 days over 25°C (rounded) and above.

Sunday: 24.7°C
Monday: 27.1°C
Tuesday: 29.9°C
Wednesday: 29.4°C

It has felt especially hot due to the high dew points making it feel awfully humid and that humid feel won’t really be gone until Sunday.

In fact on Tuesday I broke my all-time (records since August 2012) Highest Dew Point record.

Previous: 20.7°C on the 1st of August 2013 at 2:51pm.

New Record: 21.8°C on the 23rd of June 2026 at 4:44pm.

Remember UV levels are HIGH, 7-8, which is expected at this time of the year, regardless of temperature.

So when will the heatwave end? Originally it looked like Friday but now it will be Sunday when max temperatures return to the early-20s and fresher air arrives. Before then, there is the potential for some strong or severe thunderstorms breaking out. These could start as early as Thursday evening and Friday across the UK and continue to brew into Saturday. As you know, pin-pointing the exact location of these storms is hard and near-impossible as this stage but they could well be significant. It’s not really been mentioned on the TV forecasts yet. So be prepared for some severe weather and look out for the latest forecasts and warnings.

Thursday: A hot and sunny day with some fair-weather cloud bubbling up. Becoming windy into the afternoon with a hair-dryer southeasterly. Very humid. Variations in temperatures across the region. A tropical night and uncomfortable for sleeping with temperatures expected to still be 23-24°C at midnight. Risk of some big thunderstorms later in the night (maybe more so up the western side of the region). Max 28-33°C Min 21°C Max Gusts 25mph

Friday: The heat remains, and the humid feel will again be through the roof. There is a chance of a few thundery showers in the morning but these will move away to allow for some hazy sunny spells to develop. As the afternoon wears on there could be a thunderstorm or two that pop up as clouds develop and the air gets unstable. Lower night temperatures than recently. Max 31-33°C Min 16°C Max Gusts 20mph

Weekend: Relief will arrive eventually.

Saturday: Potential for some thundery downpours, so look out for updated forecasts/warnings on social media nearer the time. Otherwise another hot day with sunny spells and maximum temperatures will keep some areas in the heatwave threshold. Windy. Max 24-27°C Min 16°C Max Gusts 25mph

Sunday: Finally – some relief as fresher air moves in and we have a day of sunny spells and showers, some heavy, perhaps thundery. Windy again but you will appreciate the wind to cool the house down. Max 21°C Min 12°C Max Gusts 30mph

Outlook: Temperatures will return to normal next week but pleasant enough for the first few days with sunny spells and a few showers. As we head into July it looks like it will turn more unsettled with spells of rain and temperatures dropping to below average for a time.

Follow @ChadWeather on X and Bluesky for the latest forecasts and warnings.

Thanks as ever for popping by to read.

Thanks,
Jon

Forecast Issued: Wednesday the 26th of June 2026 at 5:05pm
Images: http://www.theweatheroutlook.com and http://www.wxcharts.com.

Hi all,

The poor month of June continues but temperatures have cranked up a notch compared to recent weeks and with that so has the humidity, so it’s feeling rather muggy at times. This theme will continue over the coming days, with most of the rain to our northwest and heat to our southeast.

As you will have read, there is a heatwave coming to parts of Spain and France, where temperatures could exceed 40°C. Some of this heat will affect parts of England, mostly the southern and southeastern parts where temperatures could reach the mid-30s for a day or two. Luckily, if you’re like me and hate the heat, we’re not expecting to see any of those values up here in the northwest but we could see a couple of days close or in the mid-20s.

We’ve had a lot of rain during June, but it looks like the second half of June will not be as wet.

As always, don’t forget that UV levels are high at this time of year or even very high. So don’t forget to slap on that sun-cream if you’re out in the sun for any length of time.

Thursday: A very warm and humid day to come with plenty of sunny spells (cloudy the further west you are) and a wind picking up into the afternoon. Low chance of a shower later. A warm night follows. Max 25°C Min 16°C Max Gusts 20mph

Friday: Another very warm day, bright spells and increasingly windy. A cold-front will be moving through the region later in the day so it will cloud over towards evening with some rain or showers. Max 24°C Min 13°C Max Gusts 25mph

Weekend: Decent and becoming warmer again.

Saturday: Because a cold-front has gone through, it will be fresher with a westerly wind but it’ll still feel very warm in the sunny spells. Again the chance of a shower, especially early on, otherwise dry. Max 21°C Min 11°C Max Gusts 20mph

Sunday: Looks like a cracking day for Father’s Day. Light winds, very warm once again and plenty of hot sunshine. A humid one for sleeping. Max 24-26°C Min 15°C

Outlook: At this stage it looks like temperatures will remain close to the mid-20s for Monday and Tuesday, so if we do have 3 days of 25°C or more, then it will be classed as a heatwave. There will be a risk of some thunderstorms on Monday but after that high pressure should strengthen, and midweek onwards with the wind turning back to a westerly direction temperatures should return back to the early-20s but conditions should be settled with lots of dry weather and warm sunny spells.

Follow at @ChadWeather on X and Bluesky for the latest forecasts and warnings.

Thanks as always, for popping by to read.

Thanks,

Jon

Forecast issued: Wednesday the 17th of June 2026 at 4:53pm.

Images: http://www.tropicaltadbits.com, http://www.meteociel.fr & @WxNB_ on X.

Hi all,

It’s been a dismal June so far with only an average temperature of 13.4°C and 1 day where rainfall wasn’t measured. 38mm of rain fell in the first 9 days of June and there’s more to come before we slip into, perhaps only briefly, a much warmer, drier and sunny spell of weather.

Thursday: A miserable morning with heavy rain which will be slow to clear during the afternoon. A little drier towards evening and a muggy one. Windy later too. Max 17°C Min 12°C Max Gusts 25mph

Friday: Showers for the morning and windy once more. Drier and warmer for the afternoon. Max 20°C Min 11°C Max Gusts 30mph

Weekend: Improving.

Saturday: Cloudy for the morning with a few showers possible. Winds easing later, sunny spells developing. Max 18°C Min 11°C Max Gusts 30mph

Sunday: Sunny spells develop more widely, dry and very warm, possibly warmer than the current forecast suggests. Max 22°C Min 12°C Max Gusts 20mph

Outlook: Very warm for a time then turning more unsettled from the west as cooler air arrives.

Follow @ChadWeather on X and Bluesky for the latest forecasts and warnings.

Thanks for stopping by to read and just a quick blog this week as it’s another busy day for me.

Thanks,

Jon

Forecast Issued: Wednesday the 10th of June 2026 at 5:12pm.

Images: http://www.theweatheroutlook.com