London is to swelter Thursday as temperatures are tipped to reach a scorching 32C — which would make the hottest day of the year so far.It marks the start of a heatwave with thermometers set to hit 33C (91F) on Saturday, the Met Office predicts.
00:00Hello there and a very good morning to you on this Thursday morning which has been very warm overnight across central and southern parts, uncomfortable for some.
00:08Let's start our forecast though across northern parts of Scotland where this morning we do have some stubborn cloud anywhere from the central part towards western Scotland.
00:17A bit of a cool one to start the day across the far north east of Scotland but some sunshine and a bright morning with sunshine for Northern Ireland and the bulk of England and Wales.
00:26Winds are fairly light, a bit of a breeze down towards Cornwall and through the morning into the afternoon not a lot of change.
00:33However, across the central belt of Scotland we will find that cloud breaking up as this weak weather front moves its way northwards and tends to fade away.
00:43Now for Shetland, one or two showers here but a fine day across Cateness as well as Orkney and some brighter skies coming through for the rest of Scotland away from probably the far west.
00:54Elsewhere, strong sunshine, high UV levels, some high levels of pollen as well.
00:59Winds remain fairly light and a warmer day all round across this east coast as temperatures arrive around 24 degrees Celsius.
01:05But 28 for Liverpool and Leeds, 23 for Glasgow and Edinburgh, Belfast coming in around 24 Celsius, 28 likely across Bristol as well as Cardiff.
01:17But for East Wales, the Midlands, down towards the south east we could see temperatures peaking around 30 degrees Celsius so feeling hot here.
01:26Now through this evening and overnight we continue to see that cloud clear northwards so some late sunshine across many areas, a pleasant evening, a warm one as well.
01:35Notice one or two showers just lurking towards the west country Irish Sea coast and yet again we'll see temperatures hold around 18 degrees Celsius down towards England and Wales further north, 13, 12 so a milder start to the day with some sunshine.
01:52Now through Friday, not a lot of change. There's a small chance of a shower as the cloud builds. Most places will be dry though and again with sunny spells, blue sky and those temperatures really responding very well to the sunshine coming in around 24 or 25 towards the north.
02:1031 anywhere from mid Wales down towards the home counties, 27 along this eastern strip here. Places such as Hull and Newcastle, West Country, seeing 25.
02:21Now through Friday evening, yet again it's going to be uncomfortable for some with temperatures holding up. Few showers in the mix into the early hours of Saturday morning.
02:30Certainly some showers across Shetland as well. Hazy sunshine through the day towards the west, sunny spells elsewhere and those showers fairly few and far between.
02:39But it is going to be a hot day. So peak of temperatures like to be 32, 33 degrees Celsius. We're likely to see a 26 across the central belt of Scotland, 24, 25 for Belfast down towards the southwest coming in around 24, 25 Celsius as well.
02:54More of a breeze on Saturday and then into Sunday the chance of some showers towards the west. There will be more cloud here as well.
03:02Further east, we hang on to that heat, that hot weather. Temperatures 31, 30 degrees Celsius. Wherever you are, take care. Remember UV levels are high and stay up to date with all the forecasts. See you later.
