UK weather in August 2023. How hot will it get this summer?
As extremely high temperatures persist across parts of southern Europe, a current heatwave is making way for another in Italy, Spain, and Greece. The European Space Agency has warned that this heatwave is just the beginning. And Italy, in particular, is facing temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius in many cities.
But what about the UK? We've been wondering when the hot summer weather will return. Well, hold on tight because it's not expected to arrive for several more weeks. June was one of the hottest and driest months on record, but July has been quite the opposite with windy and wet conditions. So, what does the Met Office predict for August?
Simon Partridge, the Met Office forecaster, says that the pattern of changeable weather will continue. It's quite disappointing for the middle of July with nothing particularly warm or sunny on the horizon. However, there's still a hope as the long-range models show that things might turn drier and warmer, but we'll have to wait until mid-August for that to happen.