Cool summer warning from Huddersfield weatherman Paul Stevens

Flaming June is not going to live up to its reputation in Huddersfield.

Local weather expert Paul Stevens has warned of cool days and chilly nights for the rest of the month.

And even though it may warm up as we head into July, we can forget about a summer scorcher.

Just hours after the longest day on Sunday, the Salendine Nook-based weatherman warned of temperatures dropping as low as 3°C, which is well below average for the time of year.

And more cold air from the north is set to dominate over the next few days.

Mr Stevens said: “It is shaping up o be a typical British summer and we can certainly forget about those glorious scorchers of 2007 and 1976, when the sun was cracking the flags for weeks on end.

“May was a cool month and June is heading the same way. We are averaging only about 13°C and that’s a couple of degrees below average.

“This week it may drop as low as 3° at night which is very cold and there could be more chilly nights ahead.

“The winds are coming from the north east at the moment which is giving us a cold, wet end to the month and although things may change later in the week, it will not warm up much.

“The Jetstream is to the north of the UK and is picking up very cold water from the shores of Iceland and Greenland. It means that Atlantic lows are set to dominate our weather for a while .

“The best forecast for the rest of June and into July is that it remains changeable. We may get some warmer days as warmer air comes from the south but there is going to be rain around much of the time, even if it is warmer rain”.

It hasn’t been a complete washout in June, which has seen just 23mm of rain so far, but the temperatures have struggled to rise.

Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said: “it is not the best of starts to the week”, but brighter, sunnier spells will arrive during the week.

He said: “Next weekend we have Glastonbury, and it does look as though it will be slightly more unsettled.

“There will be some rain around on Saturday. It doesn’t look like a complete wash-out but it will be a damper day.”