Met Office names 31 areas it won't cool off on Saturday as 34C heat warning remains – full list

Met Office names 31 areas it won't cool off on Saturday as 34C heat warning remains – full list UK temperatures are set to ease this weekend as cooler air spreads in – but the east will stay warmest for longest The Met Office has said a “big change is on the way” after this week’s extreme heat, with cooler, more changeable weather pushing in from the Atlantic by Sunday. Not all parts of the country will see instant respite at the weekend, with many temperatures set to remain above 30C over the weekend for parts of the UK. Forecasters warn that eastern parts of England are set to hang on to higher temperatures for longer than elsewhere. Met Office meteorologist Aiden McGivern said on the forecaster's Youtube channel that conditions will shift as "low pressure systems in from the Atlantic, bring back a return to cooler weather, but also much more changeable weather through the weekend and into next week.” Saturday While the change is expected to reach “virtually all parts” of the UK by Sunday, Saturday is forecast to bring a sharper split, with some areas feeling cooler sooner than others. Forecaster Aiden McGivern said: “As we go into Saturday, it's still a very warm start to the day across eastern and southeastern parts of the country. Feeling fresher further west.” He added the wind direction will make the difference for many and said: "That breeze coming in from the southwest will certainly make it feel a little fresher in the north and west on Saturday compared with further east because actually in the east it is another hot day.” Temperatures in the east could still be notably high for the time of year. The latest forecast shows temperatures temperatures will still widely exceed 30C, with peaks of up to 34C Celsius in London or East Anglia. Sunday By Sunday, the cooler air is expected to spread more widely. The Met Office forecaster said: “Sunday is the day that the cooler and more changeable weather spreads to virtually all parts.” Despite the drop in temperature, this will still be a decent summer day for most. “It will actually be a fine summer's day for many parts of England and Wales even if we've lost the heat and humidity,” he said. Temperatures are expected to drop to 27C in the southeast and then high teens low 20s for Scotland, Northern Ireland, Northern England, Wales and the West of England. And while many areas should feel more comfortable, McGivern cautioned the warmth won’t disappear everywhere at once, with “that heat clinging on for the longest in the east of England.” UK areas under hot weather warning for Saturday East Midlands - Lincolnshire - Northamptonshire - Rutland East of England - Bedford - Cambridgeshire - Central Bedfordshire - Essex - Hertfordshire - Luton - Norfolk - Peterborough - Southend-on-Sea - Suffolk - Thurrock London & South East England - Bracknell Forest - Brighton and Hove - Buckinghamshire - East Sussex - Greater London - Hampshire - Kent - Medway - Milton Keynes - Oxfordshire - Reading - Slough - Surrey - West Berkshire - West Sussex - Windsor and Maidenhead - Wokingham