Met Office forecast says 30°C and below average rainfall
Summer temperatures across the UK are likely to be warmer than average and rainfall near or below average for the three months of summer, the Met Office has said.
Chief meteorologist Ewen McCallum said: "After two disappointingly-wet summers, the signs are much more promising this year. We can expect times when temperatures will be above 30°C, something we hardly saw at all last year."
Government services director, Rob Varley, said: "Our long-range forecasts are proving useful to a range of people, such as emergency planners and the water industry, in order to help them plan ahead. They are not forecasts which can be used to plan a summer holiday or inform an outdoor event."
The Met Office works with the Environment Agency, SEPA, the NHS and others across government to plan for tackling poor weather.
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