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Blackburn set for hottest day of year, with up to 25C forecast
According to BBC weather, the week is set to be another scorcher as the weather channel forecasts sunshine right through to Sunday – with a possibility of a new hottest day of the year across the UK.
Temperatures will keep increasing this week starting at 20°C each day before highs of 24°C and 25°C on Saturday and Sunday.
The Met Office expects that Thursday, June 8 will see the hottest temperatures so far of 2023 for the UK.
Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said: “There will be lots of dry weather, with the sunnier skies always in the west and cloudier skies always in the east.
“Going forward, temperatures are going to be similar if not a little bit higher towards the end of the week.
“This west-east split will be continuing with temperatures as well, so in western parts of the UK, temperatures will rise to around the mid-20s while the eastern side of the UK is more likely to see mid to high teens.
“Particularly on the coast, it will remain quite chilly in the east and quite cloudy at times.”
What is the weather looking like for Blackburn with Darwen?
If you are hoping to catch some rays during your lunch break or you’re heading away this weekend, here is the forecast each day for Blackburn with Darwen.
Today, Monday June 5 – Highs of 21°C – UV levels are very high with high pollen count.
Tuesday June 6 – Highs of 20°C – UV levels are high with high pollen count.
Wednesday June 7 – Highs of 20°C – UV levels are high with high pollen count.
Thursday June 8 – Highs of 20°C – UV levels are high with high pollen count.
Friday June 9 – Highs of 21°C – UV levels are high with high pollen count.
Saturday June 10 – Highs of 24°C – UV levels are high.
Sunday June 11- Highs of 25°C – UV levels are high.
How is the rest of the country looking in terms of the weather?
In particular, the areas of South West of England and Wales would see the highest temperatures of around 26-27C as the weather agency predicts sunshine across the UK.
However, there could be showers and breezes in the South at the end of the week, and the South West may face windier conditions.
The east of England and its coast could see some cloudy weather, but generally, there will be warm sunshine for many this week, Sky News reports.
A new high-temperature warning system is being launched by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to try and deal with heatwaves.
It’s being introduced in collaboration with the Met Office, which is warning that future heatwaves will be “more intense and last longer”.
The Heat-Health Alerting (HHA) service comprises yellow, amber and red responses which will focus on the “health impacts” that very high temperatures can have on the population, especially those that are vulnerable.
The top level of this will be red, which indicates “significant risk to life for even the healthy population”.
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