UK weather: Two-day heatwave will be hottest September days for seven years
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The news comes as these maps from the Met Office show how this summer was clearly topped by 2003 and 2006 - but has still been a huge improvement on the relatively cold 2011 and 2012.
The graphics show how each summer varies from an average of readings taken over the past century - with red maps showing hotter than normal, and whiter ones showing the colder summers.
2013 and 2006: The graphics show how each summer varies from an average of readings taken over the past century - with red maps showing hotter than normal, and blue ones showing the colder summers
2012 and 2011: This summer has been a huge improvement on the relatively cold 2012 (left) and 2011 (right)
The mercury has been gradually warming over the last few days and will heat up to around 28C in central, eastern and southern England today. Tomorrow temperatures could reach 30C in London.
But the weather will take a turn for the worse at the end of the week with heavy rain expected across parts of the UK. Forecasters said temperatures will also drop to around 20C by the weekend.
Met Office forecaster Helen Chivers told MailOnline today: ‘It's a bit misty in some places at the moment, but that should go. We’re expecting some hot sunshine over the next few days.
‘The highest temperatures are expected to be in the South East and East Anglia. Generally across England and Wales we’re looking at the mid-20s - and hotspots of 28C to 29C in the South East.
2010 and 2009: These two years both saw good summers for Britain, with temperatures firmly above average
2008 and 2007: The Met Office maps show how 2008 (left) was above average, but 2007 (right) was below
‘Even in eastern Scotland we should be getting between 20C and 22C. But I'm afraid the west of Scotland and Northern Ireland loses out.
‘Tomorrow the heat and sunshine gets confined to the South East. Temperatures there could reach 30C in parts of Kent and Sussex. The further west and north you go, we're looking at 19C to 21C.
‘The reason is the cloud and rain that's been in Northern Ireland and Scotland is going to creep south eastwards. On Friday and into the weekend we see things change rather more considerably.’
She added: ‘We've got a low pressure system moving in from France towards us. That’s going to give that band of cloud and rain a bit of a boost, so Friday a lot of cloud around England and Wales.
2005 and 2004: Both were above-average summers for Britain, although not as warm as 2003 and 2006
2003 and 2002: 2003 (left) was a very hot summer for Britain, while 2002 (right) was more average for the UK
Looking good: Flora celebrated the return of their iconic sunflower logo by creating a field of sunflowers at Potters Fields Park in Central London, with Tower Bridge and the River Thames in the background
‘Rain on and off during the day, some of that is going to be heavy. It does have the potential to bring some flooding here and there. We could also hear a rumble of thunder.
‘That carries on into the weekend - cloudier and windier and we'll see outbreaks of rain. So, quite a change. Temperatures are going to drop - Saturday should get up to about 20C in the South East.
‘But they will be mid to high teens for the rest of us. Hopefully on Sunday we'll see a bit more sun.’
The hottest day of the year so far was August 1, when temperatures reached 33.7C at Heathrow Airport in West London, surpassing the previous seven-year high of 33.5C on July 22.
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