Forecaster predicts “increasingly hot” weather set to hit Portsmouth area

Highs of 24C have been predicted into next week amid reports of a heatwave hitting the country. The Met Office said the weather will be “drier” and “warmer” with a “settled spell” to develop into the following week.

The forecaster added: “(It is) likely to turn increasingly warm as we move into next week. There is a chance that this could persist for much of the rest of the period (up to July 2), turning increasingly hot. 

“However, by mid-next week we see a large range of outcomes. some of which allow for a return of much cooler conditions and northerly winds for the latter part of next week. However, the trend toward much warmer conditions is preferred for now.

“There is a small chance that this could persist for much of the rest of the period, turning increasingly hot.”