Exact time temperatures will peak next week after Met Office heatwave verdict (2025)

Brits are in store for above average temperatures next week, which will bring summerlike heat to major cities across the country - Met Office weather forecasting maps reveal the day and time these temperatures will peak

The exact time temperatures are set to peak next week has been revealed, and lots of people could be in store for above average weather in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Some Brits could see temperatures rise to 25C - potentially even higher - in the coming days.

These warm forecasts come as the Met Office issued a verdict on whether next week's hot weather could be counted as an official heatwave. Several major UK cities will be hit with summerlike heat and sunny skies - and Met Office temperature maps show the exact day and time this will peak.

Temperatures across the UK will be highest next week at 4pm on Thursday, the data suggests. London is set to experience the warmest weather with forecasts showing temperatures will peak at 25C in the capital.

The weather across the south of the UK will be in the 20Cs while Manchester and Cardiff are set to see temperatures rise to 23C on Thursday afternoon. Plymouth will also be hit with summerlike heat as temperatures are expected to reach 21C.

Other major UK cities are also expected to see warmer temperatures with Glasgow set to reach 19C and Belfast 18C. The Met Office has even said some areas could get temperatures up to 27C on Thursday.

Temperatures next week should be significantly higher than the average for this time of year, according to temperature anomaly maps. The 25C forecast for London is around 8C to 10C higher than usual for the start of May. The 23C weather in Manchester and Cardiff is also around 4C to 6C higher than the average for this time of year in those cities.

This comes as the Met Office issued a verdict on whether these warmer temperatures are enough to constitute an official heatwave. A heatwave is declared when a location records temperatures that exceed the heatwave threshold, which varies between different parts of the UK, for three straight days. For example, in London that number is 28C and in Manchester that would be 25C.

The Met Office's Deputy Chief Meteorologist, David Oliver, said: "Despite media speculation, next week’s conditions are likely to fall just outside of official Met Office heatwave thresholds. However, this shouldn’t lead to any disappointment as many can anticipate a very fine spell of weather with temperatures reaching 27°C during the middle of the week."

The previous highest recorded temperatures for this time of year was in 1949 in Camden Square in London when a staggering 29.4C was recorded on April 16.

Met Office Chief Forecaster Matthew Lehnert said: "We are not expecting the April UK temperature record to be broken, but some locations may nudge local records. Often warm spells are driven by warmer air arriving from further south, but the origins of next week’s air are from Scandinavia and central Europe.

"This air mass will be warmed by compression as the high pressure begins to build, and this warmth will be boosted by daytime heating from the April sun."