Temperatures drop this weekend.
Just slightly. The heatwave isn’t leaving. In fact, heat health alerts are still active for almost all of England. You won’t find much relief until later, but the feeling out there will shift. It won’t be a collapse. Just a change.
North-easterly winds are pushing in.
The hottest spots used to be the southeast. Now the heat moves west. Across the Midlands. Into Wales. Amber and yellow alerts from the UK Health Security Agency stay locked in until 9 pm on Sunday.
People are drying out.
Five water companies announced hosepipe bans. No rain. Too many people using taps. Fire services are warning about wildfires. The risk is real.
Wind cuts through the heat near the coast.
North Sea areas feel it most. By Sunday and Monday, highs there hover between 18C and 21C. Cool for July? Maybe. Elsewhere it stays brutal.
The western half of England and Wales sees highs of 26C to 30C.
Parts of southwest England and southeast Wales? Push to 31C or higher. Up to 33C in some pockets.
“When the weather stays hot and dry… What can begin as a small fire, can spread incredibly quickly.” — National Fire Chiefs Council
The Met Office called it extreme. One spark does it all. Wildfire conditions grip much of England and Wales through the end of the week.
Scotland gets sun too.
Northern Ireland rises slightly. Parts of the west could hit the 25C threshold for a heatwave.
Don’t count out the heat yet.
It returns. Next week looks warm again. Maybe not as crazy as the last seven days, but by Wednesday or Thursday, more of the UK hits the criteria.
High pressure sits north.
Winds die down. Warm air from France pushes back into southern England. Temperatures creep back up.
32C. 33C again.
We might see 30C somewhere in the UK for twelve straight days.
Records are falling fast. Friday passed 35C. That makes six days of 35C+ weather in 2026. A record for the calendar year. Also nine days above 34C. Another record.
Five million people face hosepipe bans.
Anglian Water started theirs Saturday. First ban in a decade for them. Southern Water hit a million homes in Hampshire and the Isle of right. Cambridge Water hasn’t had one in thirty years. South East Water is restricted too.
Dry weather persists.
Look toward the English Channel.
Lower pressure sits over there. Maybe showers hit the far southwest on Monday. They fizzle out heading north by Tuesday.
Rain?
Not really.
Later in the week brings a slim chance for southern England. Briefly. The Atlantic pushes high pressure back by next weekend.
Cooler winds arrive.
Still no rain. Just hot air waiting around.
