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Key points

• Met Office forecasts rising temperatures by mid-July
  
• Possible third heatwave after record-breaking June
  
• High pressure system likely to bring hot air from the Atlantic
  
• Yellow rain warning and flood alerts issued in parts of Scotland and Cumbria
  

Possible heatwave to return by mid-July

The UK could experience its third heatwave in a month by mid-July, the Met Office has said. Forecasters expect rising heat and humidity during the second weekend of July, following two weekends of unusually warm weather in late June.

June was officially the hottest on record in England, and the return of high temperatures could mean another heatwave for parts of the country. However, the Met Office cautioned that it is too early to confirm how hot conditions will get.