Britain prepares for sun-kissed weekend basking in heat of Spanish plume – and next Tuesday will be hottest day of the year
Brits are set to enjoy hotter weather than Olympians in Brazil
BRITAIN is fancied to see higher temperatures next week than what the Olympians will in Brazil.
As we enter week two of the Olympics in Rio de Janerio the odds suggest it would be a wiser choice to swap Copacabana beach for those in Cornwall, as it's odds-on at 5/6 Blighty will record higher temperatures than the South American country manages, according to Ladbrokes.
Prepare for the hottest day of the year on Tuesday so far as sweltering weather sweeps across the country early next week .
Temperatures are expected to reach the low thirties - as hot air from the continent warms up the country.
But with the warm weather comes sticky conditions and high UV Levels as temperatures soar.
Back in July at Brize Norton there were highs of 33.5C - and the Met Office said the mercury could reach those highs again if conditions are right.
"The warmest day is looking to be Tuesday where we'll probably see temperatures in the low thirties around to the north of London, the Midlands and East Anglia," forecaster Emma Sharples explained.
She said that while temperatures were not expected to reach the mid-thirties, it would be "close-run thing" whether Tuesday would be the hottest day so far this year.
Monday will see highs of 28C in the south, with temperatures this weekend staying in the mid-twenties. Scotland could also experience temperatures in the high twenties, the Met Office said.
Sticky conditions will make it difficult to sleep, particularly in urban areas, the forecaster warned, and said that UV Levels are predicted to be high.
It comes as research by the Teenage Cancer Trust found that young people are careless when applying sunscreen and regularly burn in the sun.
The charity found that 16% of young people have been burnt more than 10 times in their life - putting them at a high risk of developing skin cancer.
Susie Rice, head of education and awareness programme for Teenage Cancer Trust, said it is "important" that young people know how to protect themselves as skin cancer is on the rise.
"It's so worrying to see that young people are getting bunt frequently, as we know that repeated burning can cause problems over time.
"We want young people to really think about those bits they normally miss when putting on their sunscreen this summer."
The research suggested that a third of 13- to 24-year-olds burn their necks because they forget to apply sunscreen, while the same number burn their backs because they cannot reach it.
What are the bookies saying about the weather?
The odds have yet again been cut on this month going down in the record books as the hottest ever at 2/1, and the same price is on offer for the hottest day of year being recorded, whilst it's an 11/8 chance summer 2016 notches up its own accolade.
Jessica Bridge of Ladbrokes said: "Blighty's beautiful weather is brightening up the nation's mood, apart from the bookies who are set to fork out as the sizzling mercury hits new highs. As long as Mother Nature keeps the ball bouncing weather records will be broken next week."
Ladbrokes latest betting
Summer 2016 to be the hottest ever 11/8
August 2016 to be the hottest ever 2/1
35C or higher to be recorded in August 2016 2/1
Hottest day of 2016 to be recorded in August 2016 2/1
UK all-time temperature high to be broken in August 2016 7/2
But the hot weather is not set to last long as thunderstorms will creep in on Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Ms Sharples said: "By the time we get to Thursday we'll be back into much fresher conditions again, temperatures down to around average in the high teens and low twenties with a typical mix of summer weather which we're more used to in the UK."
The forecaster also dismissed suggestions that a "Spanish Plume" would bring hot weather to the country for the next fortnight.
"A Spanish Plume refers to how we break down the spell of warm sunny weather and the act of thunderstorms happening - so it's a title of an event to define a set of characteristics that set off thunderstorms.
"It's not the Spanish Plume which produces hot weather really, although they tend to come in tandem."
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