Leeds weather forecast: Met Office predicts heatwave temperatures with parts of the UK to be hotter than Ibiza

Leeds is set to enjoy sweltering temperatures for the rest of this week, with some parts of the UK set to be hotter than Ibiza.

According to the Met Office parts of the UK will see temperatures exceed 34 degrees celsius.

Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Matthew Lehnert said that Leeds and the rest of the UK will experience “heatwave conditions” towards the end of the week “until at least Friday”.

Here is what the forecast looks like for in Leeds for the rest of the week:

Wednesday (24 June)

The Met Office forecast reports that on Wednesday 24 June, Leeds will see highs of 31 degrees celsius and full sun all day.

Mr Lehnert explained: “In addition to the warm days we are going to see some warm nights this week as temperatures overnight remain in the mid-high teens across England and Wales.”

And this is very much the case for Leeds, which will see lows of 16 degrees in the early hours of the morning, with temperatures predicted to still be around 21 degrees celsius by 11pm at night.

Thursday (25 June)

Thursday will also see highs of 29 degrees celsius, and full sun.

Friday (26 June)

On Friday, Leeds will enjoy highs of 26 degrees celsius, but this will be short lived and followed by cloudy skies throughout the afternoon and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening.

Saturday (27 June)

The temperature will decline by the weekend, with Saturday seeing highs of 21 degrees celsius, and lows of 12 degrees celsius.

However there will be uninterrupted sun.

Sunday (28 June)

In Leeds on Sunday, there will be sunny intervals and the temperature will drop to 18 degrees celsius.

What has caused the high temperatures?

Explaining the cause of the upcoming “heatwave conditions”, Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Dan Suri said: “We quite often see warm, southerly air from the continent bringing these high temperatures to the UK in summer.

“However this week, the air across the UK has arrived from the Atlantic.

“This Atlantic air will descend and warm up as it moves across the UK and this in combination with clear skies and strong late-June sunshine, we’re seeing temperatures rise.”