Oxford temperatures this week set to be hotter than Ibiza

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning from today until Sunday (14) with “extreme heat” set to hit parts of the UK and Wales.

This comes after a week-long heatwave in July which saw the UK temperature hitting 40°C for the first time.

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Temperatures today are set to hit highs of 32°C by about 6pm which will be hotter than Ibiza which will hit highs of 31°C by about midday.

Oxford will be hotter than the popular holiday destination again tomorrow (12) with highs hitting 32°C again at about 2pm while Ibiza remains at 31°C by about 2pm.

However, Ibiza remains hotter on Saturday (13) and Sunday (14) with highs of 35°C and 32°C while the weather in Oxford will hit 32°C and 31°C.

An hour-by-hour expectation of the temperatures this week are:

Thursday (11):

6am: 16°C

9am: 21°C

12pm: 28°C

3pm: 31°C

6pm: 32°C

9pm: 27°C

12am: 22°C

Friday (12):  

7am: 17°C

10am: 25°C

1pm: 30°C

4pm: 32°C

7pm: 31°C

10pm: 24°C

Saturday (13):

7am: 18°C

10am: 25°C

1pm: 31°C

4pm: 32°C

7pm: 30°C

10pm: 24°C

Sunday (14):

7am: 19°C

10am: 26°C

1pm: 31°C

4pm: 31°C

7pm: 29°C

10pm: 24°C

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By Monday (15), the yellow weather warning has been lifted by the Met Office with rain throughout the day and the Tuesday (16).