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| UK weather: Britain could see the beginning of a heatwave next weekend | UK weather: Britain could see the beginning of a heatwave next weekend |
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| The beautiful sunshine much of Britain has seen over the weekend will not last as cooler winds and patches of rain are swept across the country in the coming days. | The beautiful sunshine much of Britain has seen over the weekend will not last as cooler winds and patches of rain are swept across the country in the coming days. |
| Scotland will see occasional bouts of rain throughout the week and heavy winds are expected in the north-east of England. | Scotland will see occasional bouts of rain throughout the week and heavy winds are expected in the north-east of England. |
| From Wednesday the showers will be begin to move southwards but the south-east will escape much of the rain as a south-westernly wind means temperatures will stay in the 22 or 23C range. | From Wednesday the showers will be begin to move southwards but the south-east will escape much of the rain as a south-westernly wind means temperatures will stay in the 22 or 23C range. |
| But all is not lost as meterologists believe temperatures will rise again into the later part of the week and into next weekend. | But all is not lost as meterologists believe temperatures will rise again into the later part of the week and into next weekend. |
| Mark Wilson, a spokesman for the Met Office, told The Independent over the next few days it will feel like "the opposite of a heatwave" with temperatures "to being cooling down over the next few days". | Mark Wilson, a spokesman for the Met Office, told The Independent over the next few days it will feel like "the opposite of a heatwave" with temperatures "to being cooling down over the next few days". |
| But "as we reach the later half of the week we may start to see temperatures rising gradually". | But "as we reach the later half of the week we may start to see temperatures rising gradually". |
| In the coming weeks the official Met Office forecast predicts a starkly different picture depending on where you are in the UK with cloudier and windier conditions with outbreaks of rain in the north but the south will stay dry. | In the coming weeks the official Met Office forecast predicts a starkly different picture depending on where you are in the UK with cloudier and windier conditions with outbreaks of rain in the north but the south will stay dry. |
| It even has a bright and hot weather as winds push up from southern continental countries. | It even has a bright and hot weather as winds push up from southern continental countries. |
| But the Met Office warned that with this weather came an increased rise of thunderstorms. | But the Met Office warned that with this weather came an increased rise of thunderstorms. |
| In order for Britain to officially classed as experiencing a heatwave there has to be five consecutive days where the maximum temperature exceeds the average by more than 5C. | In order for Britain to officially classed as experiencing a heatwave there has to be five consecutive days where the maximum temperature exceeds the average by more than 5C. |
| Over the weekend parts of England saw highs of 26 and 27C but a "be aware" severe weather warning is in place for much of Scotland as both the Highlands and the centre of the country saw strong winds. | Over the weekend parts of England saw highs of 26 and 27C but a "be aware" severe weather warning is in place for much of Scotland as both the Highlands and the centre of the country saw strong winds. |
| The weather warning will move to the Orkney and Shetland Islands on Monday as the bad weather is pushed north-westerly towards northern Norway. | The weather warning will move to the Orkney and Shetland Islands on Monday as the bad weather is pushed north-westerly towards northern Norway. |