Map shows where UK will get one last summer hurrah as mini-heatwave hits | UK News [Video]

For those who have their cosy jumpers and Halloween decorations at the ready, we have some bad news for you.

Summer is throwing one final heat wave at the UK, with most of central England turning red on Friday. Something welcome given how miserable this week has been.

The heat will remain in the high 20s for most of this weekend, according to the independent weather forecasting service Netweather.

Behind this mini heat wave is a wave of humid air crawling on over from the east.

‘This warm air will bring a lot of low cloud and murk in from the North Sea so don’t assume that it will be sunny,’ says Jo Farrow, a senior forecaster at Netweather.

‘Where it is, it will be glorious with light winds in the north.’

The humid air from Germany and Poland will reach England on Thursday, with forecasters saying that the country’s thermostat could be cranked up to the high 20s …