A plume of heat and humidity is going to brush England and Wales towards the middle of this week, bringing the potential for parts of south east England to reach 30C.

The Met Office is gathering around 20 experts from UK academia to discuss the unusual run of weather that has been experienced in recent seasons and examine some of the potential causes.

During the next 48 hours, north eastern parts of the US look to be at moderate risk from severe weather as a relatively small, but active, area of low pressure moves eastwards.

With summer being a time of year when lots of us have outdoor plans, I've had no end of people asking me what the rest of the summer will be like. But what does the weather hold in the coming months?

At the moment, it looks like most places will have a lovely weekend, but as always, there will be a few exceptions to the general rule.

At the moment, all eyes are on the Gulf of Mexico, where a cluster of thunderstorms is being monitored by the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

For over a week now, I've been mentioning that there have been signs that a more prolonged spell of settled weather is on the way.

Whilst the detail is not yet concrete, there continues to be signs that we might see a burst of summer-like weather next week.

Once again, a bank holiday weekend is upon us and no doubt, many of us will be travelling or have outdoor plans with an extra day off at our disposal.