UK weather set for wet weekend and cooler temperatures after blistering heatwave

Thousands flocked to Britain’s beaches this week to cool off (Picture: Shutterstock)

After the UK recorded the hottest day of 2025 so far earlier this week,Britons will finally get a chance to cool off.

Temperatures hit 33.6°C in Kent on Tuesday as Wimbledon attendees tried to find any bits of shade to hide in as they waited in the queue.

Thankfully,this weekend will bring some much-needed rain and cooler air.

Today,the weather will remain mostly dry and warm,but overnight winds will pick up as a cold front moves in.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain beginning tomorrow across parts of western Scotland,just north of Glasgow.

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What is the weather forecast for this weekend?

Temperatures will remain warm this weekend,but are significantly cooler than earlier this week (Picture: Metro)In northern England,the wind will turn into rain,which could become heavy at times in the northwest near Liverpool.Tomorrow,much of the northern UK will feel wind and rain,but it will remain dry and a bit sunny around London and in the south,with spells of rain showers.Temperatures will drop in the capital to 22°C on Saturday,paired with rain showers and a low temperature of 17°C – sure to be a relief after this week’s intense heat.

Will there be another heatwave this summer?

This year has been drier and hotter than normal (Picture: Shutterstock)It’s too early to predict any future heatwaves in the UK this summer,but temperatures will likely rise again.Met Office Climate Scientist Dr Amy Doherty said: ‘While we’ve not conducted formal climate attribution studies into June 2025’s two heatwaves,past studies have shown it is virtually certain that human influence has increased the occurrence and intensity of extreme heat events such as this.‘Numerous climate attribution studies have shown that human influence increased the chance that specific extreme heat events would occur,such as the summer of 2018 and July 2022.‘Our Met Office climate projections indicate that hot spells will become more frequent in our future climate,particularly over the southeast of the UK.‘Temperatures are projected to rise in all seasons,but the heat would be most intense in summer.’Senior meteorologist Jim Dale told Metro earlier this week that heatwaves will become a regular occurrence in the UK.‘The dots are very clear,and they make a picture; one of records falling left,right and centre,’ he said.‘It’s not just air temperature records,it’s sea temperatures too,with record levels in the Mediterranean even in June,never mind July and August.’