GLASGOW is set to swelter in the sun this week as the heatwave that swept the UK returns.

Parts of Britain could see temperatures rise to 35C (95F) this week as the country remains warm in extreme hot weather that is gripping northern Europe.

An amber “heat health watch” warning, put out when temperatures are predicted to hit 30C (86F) during the day and 15C (59F) at night for at least two consecutive days, has been issued for parts of England.

Glasgow Times:

Although no warning has been issued for Glasgow, the city will still feel the heat on Thursday, with the mercury set to hit 25C.

The Met Office said: “Wednesday will be a dry, bright and warm day with plenty of sunshine for most areas and a maximum temperature of 22C.

“Thursday will be very warm and fine.”

Weather extremes, including record temperatures, heatwaves and drought, are being seen across the northern hemisphere in the first half of summer, hitting health and agriculture and causing dangerous wildfires.

And experts warned climate change was “loading the dice towards extreme weather,” with rising global temperatures fuelling heatwaves.

An intense heatwave hit Japan, with record highs of 41.1C in Kumagaya and 40.8C in Oume, both near Tokyo, on Monday, as the country struggles to recover from its worst flooding and landslide disasters in decades.