Met Office identifies which day temperatures will peak amid 28C warm blast

Met Office identifies which day temperatures will peak amid 28C warm blast Temperatures could reach 28C in parts of the Southeast of England on Friday, the Met Office says, before a cooler weekend and an increasing chance of rain on Sunday The Met Office forecasts 28C highs on Friday as the pleasant warm spell continues. The balmy weather will remain for some days yet and the warmest of the next few days is likely to be Friday, meteorologists understand. Highs of 28C are expected across parts of the Southeast of England, including Greater London, Kent and Surrey. The mercury is poised to top 20C in most of the East of England and the Midlands too on Friday. It continues our sunny pattern, during which the mercury hit 27C in Teddington, southwest London, on Tuesday. But rain is forecast on Sunday, especially across western regions of the UK. This will be heaviest across Wales, according to maps released by the Met Office. Releasing the forecast, the Met Office said: "Temperatures will rise in southern England over the next couple of days, peaking around 27-28C in parts of the southeast on Friday." Friday will be mostly dry too, a contrast to the start of the week for many regions. Large swathes of Scotland were soaked by torrential downpours, with flash flooding causing significant travel disruption in several areas. The Express, though, reports the coming days will be settled and pleasant. This will change on Sunday, however, with the low pressure moving in from the west. Sunday's rain will be persistent across north Wales, Merseyside and Lancashire. The Met Office, based in Exeter, Devon, added: "This will gradually bring the transition to more average, mixed conditions over the weekend." The average temperature for this time of the year is typically between 16C and 20C, warmer in southern areas. However, most regions will see at least 16C on Thursday and, in particular, Friday. Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster Dan Holley stated: "Once early fog patches clear in the south, Friday will be exceptionally warm for late September, especially in the southeast closest to an area of high pressure over the nearby Continent. "A weakening cold front will drift gradually southeastwards overnight and into Saturday, with temperatures falling back closer to average over the weekend. "This sets up a mixed weekend of weather, much of Saturday will be fine and dry before an increasing chance of rain or showers on Sunday, especially in more western parts." Parts of Central America, meanwhile, brace for Hurricane Polo, which has grown so intense that it is set to enter the record books as one of the strongest storms ever. The storm, was a severe Category 5 on the Saffir-Sampson hurricane scale on Wednesday morning, and is currently spinning as a Category 4 off the southwestern coast of Mexico after its gusts reached a monstrous 180mph. Incredible new satellite pictures have shown the rare system as it becomes the second-most intense by central pressure in the Pacific basin.