London is set to enjoy seven days of bright and balmy weather with temperatures only peaking at 29C on the hottest afternoon
London is set for a week of non-stop sunshine and pleasant warmth, with temperatures hovering comfortably in the late twenties, without returning to last week’s intense heat. Today (Wednesday, July 15) promises to be a bright and balmy day, with temperatures peaking at 28C by late afternoon and remaining above 20C until midnight.
Thursday, July 16, will be a cloudier start to the day, with a gentle breeze, before the sun returns with a blast in the middle of the afternoon and the hottest temperatures of the week at around 29C.
It is a pattern which will be repeated on Friday, Saturday and Sunday – all set to be sunny days with peaks of 27C, 26C and 25C respectively without a cloud on the horizon, according to BBC Weather. The outlook continues into next week, with Monday, July 20, and Tuesday, July 21, both sunny, with temperatures comfortably in the mid-20s.
Met Office Meteorologist Clare Nasir said: “This Wednesday morning is yet again a heatwave for many parts of the country.
“For most, it’s a fine morning with strong sunshine… a very warm day, if not a hot one, particularly across central and southern parts of England and Wales.
“Through the evening, that cloud rolls in from the North Sea so we will see a cloudier start to Thursday across some parts of the country, as temperatures hold across England and Wales – particularly central and southern areas of 17 to 19 degrees – a warm night.
“[Thursday] is the peak of the heat… for the bulk of England and Wales, it’s the high 20s or creeping into the 30s.”
The Met Office said that UK temperatures on Tuesday peaked at 30.4C at Heathrow in London, making it the 10th day in a row when 30C has been exceeded somewhere in the country. In June, heatwave temperatures exceeded 30C for seven consecutive days.
There have now been 25 days in 2026 – consecutive and non-consecutive – when 30C has been exceeded somewhere in the UK: seven in May, eight in June and 10 in July. This surpasses the 24 days of 30C-plus temperatures in the punishingly hot year of 1976, when drought conditions forced people to use standpipes in the street, hit crops and parched landscapes.
Temperatures highs in London across next week
- Wednesday, July 15: Sunny and a gentle breeze, with a peak temperature of 28C
- Thursday, July 16: More sunshine, with a top temperature of 29C.
- Friday, July 17: Sunny intervals and light winds, with mercury rising to 27C.
- Saturday, July 18: Sunny and a gentle breeze, with a peak of 26C.
- Sunday, July 19: More sunshine, with a peak of 25C.
- Monday, July 20: Sunshine and light winds, with a peak of 26C.
- Tuesday, July 21: Sunny intervals and light winds, with a peak of 26C.
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