Exact date entire nation turns red as maps show 27C blast to bake Britain

The UK is expected to bask in sunshine this week (Image: Getty) Britons could be basking in sunshine this week after new weather maps revealed scorching temperatures of 27C are expected in just a few days. Mercury is rising across the UK this week with temperatures of 27C forecast for London and parts of the midlands on Thursday, August 10. According to reports, the shift in weather could be due to the extreme heatwaves experienced in parts of Europe – including Portugal and Spain. Weather maps have turned red this week, giving Brits hope for some sunshine after what has so far been and unseasonably wet and cool summer. Temperatures in France could also reach as high as 36C as the plume makes its way over. Temperatures could reach 27C in some parts of the UK (Image: WXCharts) The plume is expected to come from Spain and Portugal (Image: Netweather) The rest of the UK will see temperatures peaking in their mid-twenties, while Scotland and Northern Ireland will experience cooler weather sitting at around 20C. It comes as the summer holidays are well and truly underway, with thousands of families so far disappointed in the British weather. But for those with holidays booked in August, the weather could be more promising as sunshine looks like it’s on its way at last. Netweather.tv’s long range forecast, covering August 7-29, shows brief, settled spells around the middle of the month. It comes after what has been an unsettled summer so far (Image: WXCharts) It says: “Temperatures are forecast to be slightly above average for the UK as a whole due to the warm weather in Week 3, with positive anomalies of around 1C near North Sea coasts, but nearer 0.5C in most other regions. Western areas may come out very close to the normal. “Rainfall totals are expected to be mostly above normal, but it does not look likely to be as wet overall as we have seen during July. “Sunshine totals are also likely to be closer to normal than we have seen during July, with the most likely outcome being close to or slightly above average sunshine in most eastern areas, but it again looks likely to be cloudier than average overall in most western areas.” The  Met Office  concluded that overall, temperatures look as if they will recover to at least average, or a little above, but any “prolonged dry or hot spells appear to be unlikely”.