Wiltshire weather: Storm Debby to cause mini heatwave

Although Wiltshire is hundreds of miles away from the typically sunny Florida, the upcoming high temperatures that have been predicted in Wiltshire will likely be influenced by the USA.

Storm Debby, which was first classed as a Category 1 hurricane before weakening to a tropical storm, hit Florida hard on Monday, August 5, with heavy rain and high winds.

By Tuesday, August 6, the storm had killed six people and caused serious flooding in the US.

Although the American storm won't hit UK shores, experts at the Met Office say it will likely have a direct impact on UK temperatures, pushing a jet stream directly towards us.

As a result, the country will see some of the highest temperatures of the year so far, with Wiltshire set to reach close to 30 degrees.

"Debby in North America will help to strengthen and veer the direction of the jet stream and this means this ribbon of air is likely to shift further to the south," explained Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Nick Silkstone.

"This southwards dip in the jet stream will likely be located across the mid-Atlantic this weekend and early next week, allowing southwesterly flow across the UK.

"During this time a hot and perhaps very hot airmass could develop and be advected into the southeast of the UK."

So here's how the weather forecast is looking in Wiltshire heading into the weekend.

Wiltshire is set to be hit by another mini heatwave (Image: Getty Images)

Wiltshire weather forecast:

Friday (9/8/24) -

From Friday temperatures are predicted to reach highs of 23C, which may not seem like much but is a significant step up from the 20C on Thursday and marks the start of the rising temperatures.

Showers are expected in the early hours of the morning but they will clear up from 5am, with sunshine and some cloud for the rest of the day.

Saturday (10/8/24) - 

Temperatures on Saturday will reach a high of 24C. The skies will look overcast in the morning but you can expect sunshine and blue skies from midday onwards.

Sunday (11/8/24) -

The heat will really ramp up on Sunday with highs of 28C and sunshine predicted all day. Temperatures will reach their height at 4pm.

Monday (12/8/24) - 

Temperatures in Wiltshire on Monday are set to reach a whopping 29C. This will steadily rise from 23C at 10am, to 26C at 1pm, and will remain in the 20s until 10pm at night.

Tuesday (13/8/24) - 

By Tuesday, temperatures will finally start to fall again, with highs of 23C and some cloud expected.