Met Office expert reveals exactly when UK could finally see warm weather in June

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A cold and wet start to the summer is set to improve from the middle of next week, forecasters have said. Temperatures so far this month have been a few degrees below their seasonal average as an area of low pressure keeps conditions cool – a stark contrast to the hottest June on record, seen this time last year, where the mercury rose as high as 32.2C in Lincolnshire and Surrey.

But the Met Office say the "unsettled" “and "cold start to June" could be about to turn. “From the middle of next week, there’s that signal to see temperatures return more towards average for the time of year," spokesperson Stephen Dixon said. READ MORE: All 60 food items recalled by Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Co-op, Sainsburys, Boots and Aldi in HUGE E.Coli alert “It’s important to note that wouldn’t mean a heatwave, it wouldn’t mean notably hot weather." In Manchester, temperatures will have highs of 17C until Thursday, when the mercury will start to spike and will see an increase to 19C, the Met Office says.

Exact data for further days and next weekend is not yet available. Explaining the colder conditions this month, Mr Dixon said a “cool pool of air over the UK” had “subdued temperatures” and resulted in an “unsettled” feel to the weather. "The jet stream dictates much of the UK’s weather and what we’ve got at the moment is the development of air, kind of, coming from the north and bringing down that cooler, polar arctic air mass over the UK which, in the summer, means the weather is cold on average.” He said this weekend will see “showers possible in many areas of the UK but some brighter spells in between, as well as a mixture of sunshine and showers further south." "But in between those sunny spells, it’s going to remain feeling a