BackGrid Alamy However, the current high temperatures and unseasonal lack of rainfall has already started becoming a cause for concern in parts of the country, with parts of the Lake District already drying up.
The Weather Company predicted temperatures would soar to 33C from late June, making the summer the hottest since 2006.
There is double the usual probability of this summer having a higher temperature than 2013’s 15.17C – which would make 2018 the warmest summer since 2006 – the hottest summer for a century.
Britain is set to wilt due to high pressure, which brings hot and dry conditions, the Met Office said.
Last year saw grim school holidays spoil summer, summer 2014 was ruined by rain following ex-Hurricane Bertha, and 2012 had the wettest summer for 100 years.
Pacemaker Press Alamy Live News Alamy Live News The Met Office June-August forecast said: “For June-August, above-average temperatures are more likely than below-average temperatures.
“The probability the UK average temperature for June-August will fall into the warmest of our five categories is 40 percent.
“The June to August period only needs to be 1C above average for it to happen.” Leon Brown, head of meteorological operations at The Weather Channel, owned by The Weather Company, said: “33C is expected by early July as heat from high pressure over Britain builds.” Met Office forecaster Helen Roberts said: “There’s plenty of sunshine to come this week, with the South generally fine through the week, although the North-West will be changeable from Wednesday.
Temperatures are likely to be warmer than average, with the possibility of very warm or hot spells.” We pay for your stories!
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