Heatwave officially over as UK returns to typical June weather

The recent heatwave is drawing to a close with a return to milder but mostly pleasant weather.

The Met Office is forecasting a warm and clear day for the south-east and Midlands on Saturday, with highs of 24°C in London and 21°C in Birmingham.

A band of blustery showers will keep things cooler and wetter in the north-west, north-east and northern Wales, clearing overnight.

Other areas are expected to stay dry and overcast, with highs of 19°C in Yorkshire, 19°C in Cornwall and 18°C in south Wales.

On Sunday, a band of clear skies opening up in the North in the early morning is expected to move southwards over the day, clearing the cliffs of Dover by around 4pm.

Temperatures will remain decidedly uninspiring for most of the UK, hovering in the mid-teens, though people on the south coast could be tempted to the beach when the mercury hits 20°C locally in the afternoon.

Entering next week, Met Office forecasters predict ‘cloud and rain moving slowly southwards through Monday, the south reaming dry for much of the day.’

‘Sunshine and showers Tuesday. Rather cool overall.’

The first two weeks of July are expected to be marked by a ‘good deal of dry, warm and settled weather’.

‘Temperatures will be around or a little below average for the time of year, but on sunnier days with lighter winds, it will still feel warm or rather warm,’ the Met Office added.

According to long-range forecasts there is a ‘slightly higher than normal chance of heatwaves’ during the middle two weeks of July.

Rainfall is expected to be lower than usual for that time of year, with slightly above-average temperatures.

Forecasters warn the predictability of weather weeks in advance is ‘very low’.

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