By Mark Duell. Britain's hot spell is now coming to an end with cooler and windy weather on the way, with the outlook for increasingly unsettled conditions over the next few days. Temperatures will move closer to the seasonal average across the UK with showers moving into northern England and Scotland, the Met Office said.
This wet weather could continue into the weekend in northern areas, with strong winds also expected. Further south, sunny spells will stay but temperatures will be lower amid light winds. It will then turn cloudier by the start of next week, with rain moving in from the west. Glastonbury revellers are expected enjoy weather across the weekend that is 'mostly dry with plenty of sunny spells' and temperatures about average for June, which will be at 18C 64F today before rising to 19C 66F tomorrow and 21C 70F on Sunday.
It follows the UK's first heatwave of the year that saw a high of Glastonbury revellers queue up to use the facilities this morning as the festival continues. Tents at Worthy Farm this morning as revellers prepare for a day of music across the stages. People collect rubbish at the Glastonbury Festival this morning ahead of the artists playing.
Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge said: 'After the spell of warmth earlier this week, the UK forecast is pivoting rapidly to cooler and more unsettled conditions. This is bringing temperatures down to much nearer average values. The incoming unsettled weather follows a period of sustained high temperatures. Wednesday was the hottest day of the year so far, the Met Office said, with a high of The previous hottest day of the year was Tuesday, with the mercury topping out at 30C 86F in Chertsey in Surrey.
Met Office meteorologist Kathryn Chalk said the last time 30C was recorded in the UK before this week was on September 10 last year β nearly days ago. The NHS said the number of people seeking heat advice on its website 'skyrocketed' after a yellow heat health alert covering most of the country came into force on Monday. This warning expired at 5pm yesterday. London's ability to deal with future extreme heatwaves was put to the test yesterday as the capital's key agencies came together to plan how to support residents and minimise disruption.
