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UK heatwave continues as thunderstorms threaten south-west Sunny June hottest on record for Northern Ireland and Wales
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Parts of England could be lashed by thunderstorms and heavy rainfall as most of the UK enjoys more sunshine. Last month was the hottest June on record for Northern Ireland and Wales, and the fourth-hottest for Scotland and England based on 24-hour mean temperatures, the Met Office said.
Heavy showers could hit parts of Devon and Cornwall on Monday afternoon with a chance of torrential downpours, Met Office meteorologist Becky Mitchell said. The average maximum daytime temperature of 19.9C (67.8F) was the joint second-hottest, tied with June 1976 and just behind the 20.6C of June 1940, according to provisional figures.
Elsewhere, temperatures were forecast to reach the mid-20s, with a maximum of about 30C (86F) possible in southern areas, meaning tennis lovers should see plenty of action as the Wimbledon championships begin. Parts of south-east and central southern England also experienced their driest June on record, with 6% of expected rainfall. Essex had 1.7mm of rainfall, Dorset 2mm and Middlesex 0.7mm, the Met Office said.
The Met Office issued its first weather warning for thunderstorms on Sunday after heavy rain in parts of southern England, but no warnings were in place on Monday. It was the fourth sunniest June for the UK overall. Scotland recorded its highest temperature, 33.2C in Motherwell on 28 June, breaking the 32.9C set in August 2003 at Greycrook in the Borders.
While most of the UK is expected to enjoy more sunshine, thunderstorms and heavy rainfall were predicted for some parts of England. Heavy showers could hit parts of Devon and Cornwall on Monday with a chance of torrential downpours, the Met Office meteorologist Becky Mitchell said.
Elsewhere, temperatures were forecast to reach the mid-20s, with a maximum of about 30C possible in southern areas, meaning tennis lovers should see plenty of action as the Wimbledon championships begin.
The Met Office issued a weather warning for thunderstorms on Sunday after heavy rain in parts of southern England, but no warnings were in place on Monday.
Mitchell said: “There’s a lot of sunshine on offer, a bright and warm start to the day. Perhaps one or two showers affecting some central areas and stretching down towards the south-east as well, but they are very isolated.Mitchell said: “There’s a lot of sunshine on offer, a bright and warm start to the day. Perhaps one or two showers affecting some central areas and stretching down towards the south-east as well, but they are very isolated.
“Later into the afternoon though, towards Devon and Cornwall, we will start to see a few heavy showers bubbling up. Some of these could be thundery and locally some torrential downpours too. “Later into the afternoon though, towards Devon and Cornwall, we will start to see a few heavy showers bubbling up. Some of these could be thundery and locally some torrential downpours too. But otherwise it’s a dry day on the cards, a little bit more in the way of cloud for the north-east.”
“But otherwise it’s a dry day on the cards, a little bit more in the way of cloud for the north-east.” Any showers in the south-west are expected to clear by the evening, she added. Any showers in the south-west are expected to clear by the evening, she said.
Ladbrokes has the UK at 4-6 to hit 35C this week.Ladbrokes has the UK at 4-6 to hit 35C this week.
For the rest of the week, Mitchell said: “High pressure is largely in charge, we’ll see a lot more in the way of dry weather. Strong sunshine does mean temperatures will regularly get into the mid-to-high 20s for quite a few spots across the UK. Of the rest of the week, Mitchell said: “High pressure is largely in charge, we’ll see a lot more in the way of dry weather. Strong sunshine does mean temperatures will regularly get into the mid to high 20s for quite a few spots across the UK.
“This does mean though there is a risk of thundery showers still, they’ll be very hit-and-miss I think most places this week will stay largely dry.” “This does mean that though there is a risk of thundery showers, they’ll be very hit and miss I think most places this week will stay largely dry.”
Meanwhile, Wimbledon’s head groundsman, Neil Stubley, denied the grass was longer at the All England Club this year and was confident the courts can handle the heat, after Rafael Nadal said he thought the grass was longer than in previous years.
Stubley said: “Still 8mm, that’s the height we’ve played for many years now and it’s exactly the same this year.”
The state of the courts during a hot first week of play last year was criticised by a number of players, with Kristina Mladenovic of France describing them as dangerous.
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