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Are we in for a summer of serial heatwaves?
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- And we're still relatively early in the summer with our hottest weather normally coming in late July and into August.
- While the current June heatwave will gradually come to an end over the weekend with a return to more average conditions next week, there are already indications that we could see more heatwaves this summer.
- It has been a bit of a weather rollercoaster since May when a large area of high pressure - known as a 'heat dome' - sat across the UK bringing dry, sunny and very warm weather.
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EPABy Simon King Lead Weather Presenter Published9 minutes ago By Sarah Keith-Lucas Lead Weather Presenter Over the last two months the UK has experienced two heatwaves, which have shattered significant, long-standing temperature records.
And we're still relatively early in the summer with our hottest weather normally coming in late July and into August.
While the current June heatwave will gradually come to an end over the weekend with a return to more average conditions next week, there are already indications that we could see more heatwaves this summer.
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