There have been some media reports about a heatwave building in the UK.

Although there are hints of a slightly warmer than average September, there are no signs of any prolonged or extreme heat, and certainly no forecast of another record-breaking September heatwave like we saw last year.

In fact, across southern areas, the unsettled weather is likely to continue into the weekend with further spells of heavy rain.

However, in the north, it’s going to be drier and warmer.

In western Scotland, the temperature could reach 25C on Friday, the first time since 18 May when Glasgow reached 25.3C

Throughout the summer there have been several instances where the temperature has been just short of 25C.

Nowhere is expected to have temperatures exceeding heatwave thresholds in the short term.

Beyond the weekend, there are some indications from computer models that higher pressure is more likely, which would bring some spells of settled weather to the UK.

But cooler, wetter interludes are also possible at times, especially in the south. Temperature trends are for slightly warmer than average conditions but there are no signs of any prolonged or extreme heat.

Keep up with the latest long range forecast in our monthly outlook.