Temperatures could rise to almost 30C in UK later this week following wet weather

Temperatures could rise to almost 30C later this after a wet spell subsides, forecasters predict. A yellow weather warning is in force tomorrow, covering Greater Manchester, which comes into place at midnight tonight until 9pm.

There could be disruption to transport and infrastructure and a risk of flooding, according to the alert. But after the wet weather temperatures could improve, with the potential to reach the late 20Cs or close to 30C.

Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst said that tomorrow, temperatures should remain at between 18C-23C, before becoming drier on Tuesday. "Temperatures overall similar to the last couple of days really. So, jumping between 18 and 23 celsius so overall an unsettled day," he said.

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"The good news is that low pressure moves out of the way as we go into Tuesday, so it should be a drier day on Tuesday. A better chance of seeing some sunny spells particularly across eastern parts of the UK."

He said temperatures could then start to soar in some areas of the UK, especially southern parts, as the week progresses. "An area of low pressure to the west of the UK and the Atlantic slowly starts to move towards us," he said.

"What that allows to happen is for the winds to turn southerly, and we start to import some higher temperatures from the near continent. So, staying into Friday, we’re likely to see those temperatures rising, potentially getting towards the high 20s and then possibly by Friday and into the weekend, depending on cloud and shower distribution, we could locally see temperatures around 30 degrees by by the weekend."