Cooler week ahead for UK

Respite from intense summer heat will continue across the UK this week as a cold front is expected to bring cooler temperatures by Friday.

A warm and humid start to the week will descend into fresher conditions as the front advances slowly across Northern Ireland and Scotland in the early hours of tomorrow, heading towards the east midweek.

By Thursday and Friday, temperatures will plunge to 16C in Glasgow, 15C in Belfast and around 18C in Bristol and London.

Bonnie Diamond, forecaster at the Met Office, said: “Northern Ireland and Scotland are fairly cloudy although there might be some sunny spells across Scotland.”

Such conditions will continue until the end of August. But the heat is expected to pick up again as September begins.