Britain to witness spell of heatwave next weekend

August 8, 2016 3:56 PM | Skymet Weather Team

Cooler winds and patches of rain are predicted to brush across much of Britain in the next few days.

Scotland will witness occasional spells of rain during the week while heavy winds are likely over the north-east of England.

From Wednesday the showers will begin to advance southwards but the south-east will escape much of the rain as a south-westerly wind means temperatures will remain between 22°C to 23°C.

Some meteorologists are certain that temperature will gradually climb again into the later part of the week and into next weekend.

As per the Met Dept., in the coming weeks, a completely different picture is awaiting with cloudier and windier conditions with some instances of rain in the north while the south will remain dry.

It also has bright and hot conditions as winds push up from southern continental countries along with increased chances of thunderstorms.

In order for Britain to officially mark experiencing a heatwave, there has to be five consecutive days where the highs exceed the average by more than 5°C.

Over the weekend, parts of England saw highs of 26 and 27°C, however, a "be aware" severe weather warning is in place for much of Scotland as both the Highlands and the center of the country observed strong winds.

The weather warning will move to the Orkney and Shetland Islands on Monday as the bad weather is pushed north-westerly to northern Norway.

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