Another sunny week is forecast for North Wales by the Met Office as temperatures are set to rise in the coming week.

Today (Sunday, August 7) is another dry, sunny day for the whole of Wales with a maximum temperature of 25 °C.

According to the Met Office, the dry spell will continue throughout the middle of the week with plenty of sunshine. Temperatures will continue to climb making it feel very warm or hot at times.

In Wrexham, Monday and Tuesday are predicted to see a maximum temperature of 23 °C, but could reach 27 °C on Wednesday and 28°C on Thursday.

In Hawarden, which saw record-breaking temperatures in the last heatwave, temperatures are set to rise to 31°C by Thursday, making it one of the hottest places in North Wales this coming week.

Holywell is predicted to be much cooler, reaching 20°C on Monday and 25°C by Wednesday.

Rhyl is forecast to start of the week with a maximum temperature of 22°C but is set to see a high of 29°C by Thursday. Ruthin is also forecast a high of 28°C by Thursday.

Conwy and Abergele are set to be slightly cooler, with Conwy seeing a maximum temperature of 23°C on Thursday, and Abergele a high of 26 °C on Friday.

In Bangor, temperatures are set to rise steadily to 27°C by Friday and over in Anglesey, Holyhead is forecast to reach 24°C on Friday.

Rebekah Sherwin is a deputy chief meteorologist with the Met Office.

Commenting on the drivers for the hot spell, she said: “The weather pattern bringing next week’s hot spell is different to the one responsible for last month’s record-breaking temperatures which saw already hot air being drawn up from southern Europe adding to our own home-grown heat. 

“This time, that is much less likely; instead, temperatures will build steadily within the lingering area of high pressure. 

“There is some uncertainty about next week’s temperatures, although in early August sunshine in the UK doesn’t have the heating potential of mid-July as the sun is lower in the sky and the hours of daylight are marginally shorter. Both of these factors suggest that we’re very unlikely to see temperatures peak much above low to mid 30s. However, this would still be a hot spell of weather.”

The Met Office says that it is too early to say how long the hot spell will last, but there are indications of a return to more changeable conditions from about mid-August.

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