REGION MAY SEE ANOTHER SPELL OF HOT WEATHER

A FOURTH heatwave has been flagged as an emerging threat in early August. Temperatures are predicted to reach 31°C in southern Britain with a chance some of this heat will be felt in North Wales.

- By ANDREW FORGRAVE

High pressure is currently modelled as moving in from the southwest for a time, bringing warmer conditions with the potential for things to turn hot. GFS data suggests temperatures may hit 28°C in southeast Wales by Saturday, August 2.

In this scenario, several days of warm to hot weather are possible, with the mercury peaking at 31°C in eastern England on Sunday, August 3. Northeast Wales may see 24°C-25°C, on the edge of heatwave criteria, but conditions will remain cooler in northwest Wales, with some coastal areas struggling to reach seasonal averages.

Netweather meteorologist Ian Simpson wrote: “Long range guidance from the ECMWF 42-day forecasts and the Met Office point towards a likelihood of further generally dry weather in the south of Britain as we head into early August, possibly with high pressure moving in from the southwest for a time and bringing another spell of generally dry sunny weather and potential for it to turn hot again.”