he UK is set to be hotter than The Angels on Friday as temperatures approach 30C in anticipation of a predicted heat wave.
Parts of the country will reach 28°C by midday, also surpassing Europe’s top destinations such as St Tropez, Marbella and Santorini, with dry and sunny conditions on the other side England and Wales.
The With Office has said it will begin a steady streak of highs in the coming days, meaning Britons can bask in an official heat wave.
London, the South East and the east are expected to see 28°C and 26°C on Friday, while the southwest is slightly cooler at 25°C.
In the Midlands and the North West, 25C is also forecast, while Wales can see 24C.
It will be a little cooler on Saturday and Sunday, but some clouds and rain will move over the northwest.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), meanwhile, has issued a level 2 heat warning ahead of the heat wave.
The warning is in effect from 9am 11am to 9am on July 15th and applies to the East of England, South East England and London regions.
The UK experienced a heat wave three weeks ago, with June 17 being the hottest day of the year yet.
Greg Dewhurst, Met Office forecaster, said: “Over the course of this week, much of next week, temperatures will be above average and locally very warm, sometimes hot.”
He added: “The next few days will mainly be the hottest temperatures in the southern and eastern parts of the UK. But I think as we go through the weekend and into next week, the heat will probably be pretty much in the UK.”
The Met Office defines a heat wave as when a location records a period for at least three consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures that exceed or exceed the heat wave temperature threshold.
The threshold varies by county in the UK.
On the four-level heat health warning scale, which is designed to help health professionals deal with periods of extreme temperatures, level 1 is the lowest warning and is the minimum state of vigilance used during the summer months.
Level 2, called Alert and Preparedness, is activated as soon as there is a 60% chance of reaching temperature thresholds in one or more regions on at least two consecutive days and the intervening night.