Scorching highs of 29C to return this weekend as temperature ramps up

A red weather warning was issued just two weeks ago

As the country recovers from its hottest day on record, the temperature is set to climb once again and will end in a scorching 29C on Sunday. Just a week after a red weather warning was issued, the temperatures are set to climb once again despite showers moving in from the Atlantic. According to Met Office forecaster Clare Nasir, the rest of the week will continue to be "dry and warm" and is expected to peak just shy of 30C on Sunday July 31. "Over the next few days apart from a few showers most places will by dry and warm," she said. "However, into the weekend it warms up further across more southern and eastern areas whereas to the north and west fresher with outbreaks of rain." Despite the frequent showers this week, the UK has seen just 24 per cent of the rain that is usually expected. Up to July 26, only 15.8mm (0.6 inches) of rain fell on average in England, which broke the record previously held in 1911. [caption id="attachment_350923" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Via Unsplash[/caption] This year's heatwaves have also meant that Autumn had its earliest start in 20 years. Extreme temperatures forced trees to drop their leaves earlier than expected, which has also ripened fruit weeks ahead of schedule. "The record-breaking heat we have just experienced has helped bring on a number of early autumn events," Fritha West, from the Woodland Trust, told the Telegraph. "We have received some of our earliest ever ripe blackberry records from the south of England. "Hawthorn and rowan are also ripening early in some parts of the country, where early leaf tinting has also been observed." She added: "Elder and holly have been recorded as fruiting earlier too. Both extreme temperatures and a lack of water can cause trees to drop their leaves earlier than we'd expect."

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