UK new weather maps turn orange as 650-mile wall of rain blasts into Britain

The latest UK weather maps are turning orange as a huge wall of rain stretching 650-miles barrels into the country after the upcoming heatwave. It will see a drastic change in the weather, with the Met Office forecasting glorious sunshine and temperatures soaring above 30C over the coming days.

However, new weather maps show a huge band of rain hitting the UK next Tuesday (July 15) that could see the mercury drop. Rainwill fall heaviest across Northern Ireland (Derry, Belfast), north Wales (Wrexham, Conwy), and west England (Birmingham, Gloucester). It will also rain across the west coast of England and Scotland (Dumfries, Manchester, Bristol) and East Anglia (Norwich, Ipswich). Temperatures will be warmest where the rain will be heaviest, with lows of 15C. The rest of the country will sit between lows 13C and 11C. It will be coldest in central Scotland(Fort William, Inverness) at 10C.

The Met Office weather forecast for July 14-23 says: "The heatwave from the weekend will be gradually eroded from the west early next week as a cold front arrives from the Atlantic. This will bring the chance of some heavy rain or showers, perhaps thundery, especially in northern and western areas.

"Towards and beyond midweek, a rather changeable pattern is anticipated with some rain or showers possible at times, which could be heavy and thundery, and particularly focussed in western and northwestern areas.

"Longer drier spells are most likely towards the south and east, although even here some showers may be possible at times. Temperatures are likely to remain above average, especially in the south and east where further spells of very warm or hot weather remain possible."

This comes as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued yellow Heat Health Alerts covering parts of central and southern England, valid from today (July 9) until next Monday.

The Met Office said heatwave criteria is expected to be reached in parts of the UK by the end of this week.

Temperatures are forecast to climb above 30C, although are not expected to be quite as high as experienced at the end of June/early July.