PARTS of the UK are preparing for what could be the last mini heatwave of the year - but it will be a very different outcome in Worcestershire.

The county will be warm and muggy this Friday (tomorrow) but the rest of the weekend looks to be a lot cooler.

Net Weather revealed that Worcestershire's lack of heatwave is due to a number of unpredictable weather events taking place across the UK this weekend.

Weather forecast for Worcester

Jo Farrow, Net Weather's weather forecaster, said: "Friday will feel very warm and humid as muggy air from Germany and the Netherlands flows in across the North Sea.

"Worcester should reach 27C but with a moderate breeze.

"After a cloudy start, the skies will brighten and sunny spells will add to the fine end to the working week. 

"Warm humid air from the east is only one part of the forecast for this weekend.

"The other is a low pressure to the south of the UK, which will throw cloud and rain over southern Britain in the next few days.

"This complicates the forecast as there is a lot of uncertainty around the location and timings of bands of rain and clusters of showers from this low. 

"If Worcestershire misses the main areas of rain, the temperatures could reach 23C at the weekend, higher if the cloud breaks up and the sunshine reappears."

She also said that because part of the county sits in a river valley, sheltered by the Malvern Hills, it can affect the weather when it flows from the west or southwest.

For this weekend, in the easterly flow, there will be overnight low cloud reaching right across England, and cloud from the low over France.

Extra sunshine would lift the temperatures, but only to the mid-20Cs.