The August heatwave could reach 31C with a scorcher set to hit the UK with searing heat in the eighth month of the year. The UK faces sweltering heat through August with forecasters and meteorologists predicting temperatures could soar as high as 31C next month.

WX Charts, which uses maps and charts, shows 31C temperatures could sweep England around Wednesday August 6 and Thursday August 7, just next week. Areas set to roast include Hampshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Devon, Dorset, Cornwall, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire.

Temperatures will likely hit around 31C. Netweather's Nick Finnis said: "Some uncertainty for next weekend. GFS model overnight run shows high pressure making more inroads, promising drier, warmer and more settled weather for much of the south, though northern areas

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