Met Office maps show Thursday heat surge as 50 areas over 20C - full list

Met Office maps show Thursday heat surge as 50 areas over 20C - full list New Met Office weather maps suggest 50 locations in England could reach temperatures of 20C or more tomorrow, including London, Nottingham and Cambridge Temperatures could climb to 22C in parts of England tomorrow, with as many as 50 locations forecast to see highs of 20C or above. The warmest conditions are expected across southern England and parts of the Midlands and eastern England. Cambridge, Peterborough and Boston could all reach 22C tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon, while London, Oxford, Leicester, Northampton and other areas will see 21C, according to the Met Office. Further north, Hull, Scunthorpe and York are among the areas expected to see highs of 20C. The Met Office said in its forecast for Thursday: "Rain, often heavy, edging into northern England and Wales. Brighter and cooler conditions following to Northern Ireland and much of Scotland. Unseasonably warm across England and Wales. Windy in places." Meanwhile, a band of rain is forecast to move southwards into Northern Ireland and southern Scotland tonight (Wednesday) before spreading into northern parts of Wales and northern England tomorrow (Thursday). Locations forecast to reach 20C or more - Aylesbury - 21C - Banbury - 20C - Barnstaple - 20C - Birmingham - 20C - Boston - 22C - Bourton-on-the-Water - 20C - Bristol - 20C - Cambridge - 22C - Chelmsford - 21C - Coventry - 20C - Corby - 21C - Derby - 20C - Exeter - 20C - Ely - 21C - Gloucester - 21C - Grantham - 21C - Guildford - 20C - Halesworth - 20C - Hastings - 20C - Hereford - 20C - Hull - 20C - Hunstanton - 21C - Ipswich - 20C - King's Lynn - 21C - Leicester - 21C - Lincoln - 21C - London - 21C - Louth - 21C - Milton Keynes - 20C - Minehead - 20C - Monmouth - 20C - Northampton - 21C - Norwich - 21C - Nottingham - 21C - Oxford - 21C - Peterborough - 22C - Reading - 20C - Rochester - 20C - Scunthorpe - 20C - Sheffield - 20C - St Albans - 20C - Stratford-upon-Avon - 20C - Sudbury - 20C - Swindon - 20C - Taunton - 21C - Tenterden - 20C - Thetford - 21C - Wells - 20C - Worcester - 21C - York - 20C The warmer weather is not expected to last everywhere, with the Met Office forecasting cooler conditions towards the end of the week. Its outlook for Friday to Sunday states: "Sunny spells and showers on Friday once early rain clears the far southeast. Often sunny this weekend but showers possible in the east. Feeling quite chilly with rural night frosts." Looking further ahead, high pressure is expected to remain close to or over the UK for much of the period from October 19 to October 28, bringing plenty of "plenty of fine weather", the Met Office says. But some rain remains possible as more unsettled conditions attempt to move in from the west or southwest. Overall, the Met Office says drier-than-average conditions are more likely across most regions during this period, with temperatures expected to remain close to seasonal averages. Clearer, calmer nights could also bring overnight frost and patches of morning fog.