Liam Dutton

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The UK has recorded 30C or higher for the 13th consecutive day.

However, this streak is very likely to come to an end after today, as cooler air arrives this weekend.

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The UK's third heatwave of the year so far is coming to an end.

Cooler air will arrive this weekend, with temperatures returning close to average.

The current heatwave has been the longest so far this year, with somewhere recording 30C or higher for 13 consecutive days.

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Merryfield in Somerset was the warmest place in the UK today, reaching 30.6C.

This is the 12th consecutive day when somewhere in the UK has reached 30C or higher.

Here is the warmest place in each nation.

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@bsec_wales Yes, it fits climatology, with the SE usually hottest, as well as being closest to the source of any heat.

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This is how hot the first half of summer has been in the UK.

The first half of summer 2026 has been much warmer than the first half of summer 2025, which was the UK's warmest summer on record.

However, there is still half of summer to go, so the overall picture could change.

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North American wildfires and smoke - as seen from space.

Wildfires have been burning across Minnesota in the US and Ontario in Canada in recent days, sending a huge plume of smoke eastwards.

The smoke has led to extremely poor air quality in numerous towns and cities.

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The current heatwave is about to come to an end. Liam Dutton has the latest weather forecast.

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@PaulTallAppleby If you're not interested, you obviously have the option to ignore this post.

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The current heatwave will finally come to an end this weekend.

It comes after a prolonged heatwave, with somewhere in the UK recording a temperature of 30C or higher for 10 consecutive days.

A northerly wind will bring cooler air and temperatures will fall closer to average.

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The longer-term trend forecast from ECMWF suggests that it may turn wetter than average towards the end of July and into early August.

After three heatwaves in recent months, the UK and NW Europe have seen a lack of rain, leaving the ground increasingly dry.

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@MariaMCasey A slightly higher temperature was recorded subsequently at Heathrow Airport.

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Here are the weather extremes for 14th July 2026 👇
https://t.co/xsMwTiYpHg

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Heathrow Airport in London was the warmest place in the UK today, reaching 30.4C.

Today is the 10th consecutive day that somewhere in the UK has reached a temperature of 30C or higher.

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Is there any end in sight to the hot weather? @liamdutton has the latest weather forecast.

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If you're after some rain, the outlook isn't looking good.

With high pressure continuing to drive the UK's weather, aside from isolated showers, most places won't see a drop of rain for at least the next five days - and likely much longer.

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After three heatwaves so far this year, with prolonged spells of sunshine and a lack of rainfall, large swathes of England and Wales are looking parched.

NASA images compare the view from space at the end of May to the beginning of July - showing the land losing its greenness.

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@trefjon @Channel4News Ti’n colli’r pwynt yn llywr.

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@trefjon @Channel4News You only have to look at the millions of people impacted by extreme heat in recent months, along with the excess deaths and struggling infrastructure to see how nonsensical your response is.

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@trefjon @Channel4News In your opinion, of course.

Credible science is clear about what is happening and why, whether you agree or not…

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Where is the heatwave going to continue this week?

@liamdutton has the latest weather forecast.

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Coton-in-the-Elms in Derbyshire was the warmest place in the UK today, reaching 35.2C.

Here is the warmest place in each nation.