The town is set to sizzle in temperatures nearing 30 degrees this week, as forecasters warn a heatwave is on its way.

Following days of thunderstorms and heavy rains, temperatures will hit highs of around 28C tomorrow.  

With dry and sunny weather expected and the Government’s Covid-19 alert level lowered to three, emergency services across the country are urging people to continue to respect the two-metre social distancing restriction.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Dan Suri said: “Temperatures will continue to climb through the week with a hot spell developing across much of England and Wales. 

“From Wednesday temperatures will widely reach into the high twenties Celsius and it’ll be hot across much of the UK, especially central and southern England where we could see highs of 30 to 34 Celsius. 

“This hot weather is expected to last until at least Friday and so heatwave conditions are likely to develop for some areas this week.”

“In addition to the warm days we are going to see some warm nights this week as temperatures overnight remain in the mid-high teens across England and Wales.”

This would also set a new record for the year. May 20 was the hottest day of 2020 so far, when the mercury reached 28.2C at Santon Downham in Suffolk.

Commenting on the reasons behind the hot spell, Dan said: “We quite often see warm, southerly air from the continent bringing these high temperatures to the UK in summer, however this week, the air across the UK has arrived from the Atlantic. “

Met Office meteorologist Emma Salter said temperatures will “build day on day” across the country and by tomorrow (June 24) the mercury is set to hit 30C.

Here's what the weather forecast in Swindon looks like this week:

Wednesday: Highs of 28C. Lows of 18C.

Thursday: Highs of 28C. Lows of 17C.

Friday: Highs of 25C. Lows of 13C.

Saturday: Highs of 20C. Lows of 13.

Sunday: Highs of 19C. Lows of 11C.