![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/uk-heatwave-maps-show-exact-day-august-heat-will-hit-britain-as-country-set-for-33c-temperatures/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_Seasonal-Weather-Green-Park-London-United-Kingdom-23-Jun-2023.jpg&description=Temperatures in some parts of Britain will rise as high as 33C later this month following a grey start to August, as Met Office experts say we are living in a 'new abnormal' After weeks of miserable, grey skies, Brits are more than ready for the heat to be turned up. The country has missed out on the Cerberus heatwave which saw terrifying temperatures smashing the 40C mark across Europe, with a stubborn jet stream instead bringing showers in the form of Storm Antoni. But forecasters have said the thick band of grey clouds look set to shift later this month. According to the Met Office, the heat will be dialled up again in the second half of August with predictions temperatures at one point may reach 33C. Meanwhile experts have admitted that a heatwave similar to one experienced on the continent remains not out of the realm of possibility. A plume of hot air from North Africa will surge north over Spain and France before hitting the UK, with thermometers set to start rising from Wednesday, August 16, onwards. London and the South East and the East Coast in particular are set for extremely hot temperatures with the possibility of weather warnings for millions of Brits. New weather maps show highs of 26C inland for the 16th, which could then ramp up to 28C by the weekend. Sunday, August 20, will see peak temperatures of up to 33C, according to weather metrics site WX Charts. And the late-summer heatwave looks set to stick, too, with the maximum-33C heat lasting for the rest of the week across the South East. Temperatures however may start to fall slightly from Tuesday, August 22. While the forecast has divided August into two halves of sodden weather and hot temperatures, Met Office senior meteorologist Jim Dale said we are now living in a "new abnormal". "We're in the world of the 'new abnormal' now and we are still in August so anything is possible," the expert told The Express. "The charts are indeed onside. There are long ways to go to August 20, but hot plumes com){kind=link}
Temperatures in some parts of Britain will rise as high as 33C later this month following a grey start to August, as Met Office experts say we are living in a ‘new abnormal’
After weeks of miserable, grey skies, Brits are more than ready for the heat to be turned up.
The country has missed out on the Cerberus heatwave which saw terrifying temperatures smashing the 40C mark across Europe, with a stubborn jet stream instead bringing showers in the form of Storm Antoni. But forecasters have said the thick band of grey clouds look set to shift later this month.
According to the Met Office, the heat will be dialled up again in the second half of August with predictions temperatures at one point may reach 33C. Meanwhile experts have admitted that a heatwave similar to one experienced on the continent remains not out of the realm of possibility.
A plume of hot air from North Africa will surge north over Spain and France before hitting the UK, with thermometers set to start rising from Wednesday, August 16, onwards. London and the South East and the East Coast in particular are set for extremely hot temperatures with the possibility of weather warnings for millions of Brits.