![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/african-plume-to-make-uk-hotter-than-los-angeles-this-week-thanks-to-32c-heat-spikes/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1_plume-main.jpg&description=Brits fed up of rain could be treated to sweltering temperatures reaching 32C later this week as the mercury nudges higher than even the heat being experienced in southern California Brits are set to bake in an African plume bringing 32C heat later this week, according to forecasters. High pressure building from the middle of the week means south-east England will see the mercury peak on Friday, potentially reaching higher than the 26C predicted for Los Angeles in California. The Met Office predicts a southerly airflow will bring warmer temperatures in from the southeast. Much of the south of the UK will see temperatures in the high 20s, while the north will also see a boost to the mercury, according to senior meteorologist at British Weather Services Jim Dale. However, the hot spell may be followed by some rain and showers - with the Met Office even suggesting thunderstorms could be on the way. Mr Dale told GB News: "Temperatures will rise later this week as hot air arrives from Northern Africa, through the Continent, Spain and France, and to the UK, and we could see 30C or up to 32C during this period of warm weather. Over the next fortnight, we will get spikes of heat which will bring further periods of warm to very hot weather. 'There will be frequent battles between the Atlantic and weather systems from the south, and this is what we expect this week, with low pressure to the west and high pressure to the northeast.' He added to Express.co.uk of the approaching conditions: "It's not going to be sustained, but it'll be welcome. Then it's back to square one, rain dropping in the country from southwest and northeast from Friday. We can't seem to budge ourselves out of the trap we've got ourselves into. Maybe it bodes well for September, because it doesn't look brilliant for the rest of August. August will be a mixed month - not as bad as July, not as cool and wet." Met Office Chief Meteorologist Matthew Lehnert added: "It will be drier for many by Tuesday, as the){kind=link}
Brits fed up of rain could be treated to sweltering temperatures reaching 32C later this week as the mercury nudges higher than even the heat being experienced in southern California
Brits are set to bake in an African plume bringing 32C heat later this week, according to forecasters.
High pressure building from the middle of the week means south-east England will see the mercury peak on Friday, potentially reaching higher than the 26C predicted for Los Angeles in California.
The Met Office predicts a southerly airflow will bring warmer temperatures in from the southeast.
Much of the south of the UK will see temperatures in the high 20s, while the north will also see a boost to the mercury, according to senior meteorologist at British Weather Services Jim Dale. However, the hot spell may be followed by some rain and showers – with the Met Office even suggesting thunderstorms could be on the way.