Bbc weather: saharan heatwave to engulf britain in 30c temperatures

The latest BBC weather forecast shows temperatures soaring from today onwards, as a Saharan heatwave grips the UK. The heat blast will last just 48 hours, with temperatures reaching at least

30C in parts of the UK and possibly even 31C. BBC meteorologist Ben Rich said that the sudden warmth is due to "high pressure dominating Europe, giving us warm air from the

south". He explained that Sunday's forecast will see torrential rain dominate Scotland, while temperatures climb in the rest of the UK. Scotland has experienced huge rainfall this

weekend, after a month's worth of rain was expected across Saturday and Sunday  Rich told BBC Breakfast viewers: "It is dry for most of us today and a bit warmer than it was

yesterday but not dry for all. "We have already seen a lot of rain this weekend across Northern Ireland, Northern England and particularly western Scotland." JUST IN: STORM SALLY

WARNING: HURRICANE SET TO SMASH US EAST COAST IN DAYS  He continued:"It has been raining here since yesterday afternoon and it is still ongoing. Some places have had 50mm, over two

inches, of rain, and it just keeps coming today. "There is a Met Office yellow warning in place, there could be some localised flooding here and some travel disruption as well.

"Everywhere else is more or less dry today. A bit of cloud and grey in some northern areas, but it will become brighter as we move through the day. "We could see some gusts in

northern England reach around 40 to 45 mph. Temperatures will reach at least 20C in Aberdeen and 25C today in London. The Met Office forecaster Bonnie Diamond said the “tropical continental

air pushing up from a southerly direction in combination with light winds” will lead to temperatures of up to 25C on Sunday and 29C on Monday. She added: "It definitely feels like one

last blast of summer, even though we are, meteorologically speaking, in autumn." Simon Partridge from the Met Office told Sky News that this is "the warmest September since

2016". The highest September temperature ever recorded in the UK was 35.6C on 2 September 1906.