Met Office ‘warmer weather’ update amid UK heatwave reports

The Met Office delivered its July verdict amid reports that Britain will enjoy a 29C heatwave later this month.

The seventh month of the year got off to a light start, with people taking to social media to complain about having to turn on their central heating. But some outlets said that could be about to change.

The Met Office’s official criteria for a heatwave depends on where you are in the UK. In Liverpool it must be 25C or more for three or more days.

READ MORE: Drone footage captures scale of huge blaze, smoke seen for miles

READ MORE: Update from Jay Slater’s ‘long night’ as Paul Arnott considers ‘broken sunglasses’ and ‘GPS coordinates’

The Met Office only provides regional forecasts for the next seven days and there is no chance of us seeing heatwave temperatures during this time frame. Tuesday, July 9, looks set to be the warmest day next week, with highs of 20C. It is also forecast to be “cloudy, changing to light showers by midday”, with lows of 15C.

Between now and then, we can expect a mix of cloud, rain and sunny spells, with highs around 16-17°C and temperatures that can feel as low as 7°C overnight.

Looking ahead, for the period from Sunday 7 July to Tuesday 16 July, the UK Met Office’s long-range forecast predicts that we can expect more mixed weather with “at times stronger winds”, although there are ” tentative signs that further into next week, conditions may start to become a little more stable, at least for a while.” Temperatures are likely to “return to average and then potentially above average as the week progresses.”

Met Office experts added: “There has been an emerging trend towards more settled and possibly warmer weather in the run-up (July 16-July 30) which appears to have been anticipated since mid-month.

“This may continue into the early part of the month (July 16-July 30), with drier conditions slightly more likely than normal. However, as we move through the rest of the month, the latest information suggests an even colder return. unsettled weather is now slightly favored.

“The forecast signals are all quite weak and conflicting, so confidence in a definitive story at this range can only be very low.”

Receive newsletters with the latest news, sport and updates from the Liverpool ECHO by signing up here