Exact date Brits to bask in 30C HEATWAVE ahead of Queen’s Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend

A PLATINUM Jubilee weekend roast is on the cards with highs of 30C expected.

Heatwave conditions will also hit in the run up to the four-day Bank Holiday bonanza, helping sun-starved Brits celebrate the Queen’s mighty achievement in style.

Forecasters have predicted warm weather stints in the second half of May, with hot spells in June even more likely.

It’s all thanks to a “Spanish sizzler” blowing in from the continent in the week of the Jubilee from June 2 to 5, when Her Majesty will mark 70 years on the throne.

Weather maps show the UK burning a deep orange over the celebratory period – and meteorologists reckon the mercury could top 30C in some parts.

The summer sun will be a major boost to thousands of families planning street parties across the UK country.

The Met Office is also forecasting hotter-than-normal temperatures across the three months from April to the end of June.

Much-warmer-than-usual average temperatures are almost 10 times more likely than much-cooler conditions, at 45 per cent versus five per cent, Met Office briefings to councils and businesses reveal.

The long-range outlook over the period states: “Chances of hot weather and heatwaves are increased compared to average, especially later in the period.

“There is an increase in the likelihood of warmer-than-average conditions over the three months.”

A forecaster added: “Temperatures are expected to be close to or above normal throughout the period to May 13, with some bright weather.

“May 13 to 27 has temperatures most likely above normal for all areas, with an increased chance of warm spells.

“The South looks drier, with showers possible in the North.”

And ex-BBC and Met Office forecaster John Hammond of weathertrending said: “There’ll be a warming trend ahead – and extreme heat can crop up at short notice.”

Unfortunately the sunshine has failed to hit for the early May Bank Holiday Weekend, with temperatures reaching just 13C in parts of the south today.

Tomorrow is looking slightly up with highs of 17C, but not a patch on what’s to come at the end of the month.