It really can be grim up North… Oldham has been named the coldest, wettest spot in Britain this summer.

The town in Greater Manchester, which is 700ft above sea level, had the country’s lowest daytime temperature, 7.2C (45F).

It also had the most rainfall since summer began on June 20, with a daily average of 0.62mm. Other summer cold spots were Liverpool, with 8.4C, Aberdeen (8.7C) and Newcastle (9.4C). Plymouth had a daily rainfall average 0.57mm.

Anne Speller, 54, of Oldham, said it was a ‘grim summer’. She added: ‘I got my jumpers back out on July 1 and I’ve been wearing them since.’

Earlier this week it was revealed by the Met Office that there will be ‘dry and pleasant’ conditions this weekend as temperatures are expected to hit 25C.

The town in Greater Manchester, pictured, which is 700ft above sea level, had the country’s lowest daytime temperature, 7.2C (45F)

Thousands of people flock to Bournemouth on Monday to enjoy the hottest day of the year

It comes after the UK faced the hottest day of the year so far on Monday, with a temperature of 34.8C offiically recorded in Cambridge.

But the Met Office has warned the upcoming weekend will be the last good weather for a while as wet and windy conditions are expected to move in next week.

A yellow heat health alert was in place for the East and West Midlands, East of England, South East, South West, North West and London until Wednesday morning.

Stephen Dixon, a spokesman for the Met Office, said the UK is now set for a more stable spell of weather.

He told the PA news agency: ‘Friday will be dry and fine with sunny spells across the country. It will be cloudy in some parts of Northern Ireland and there will be some showers in the north-west of Scotland.

‘But it will likely be fine in the east and west and feel nice in the sunshine.’

Saturday will also be largely dry and pleasant, he added.

Some showers are expected again in the north-west of Scotland and parts of the South West, but Mr Dixon said they will likely be ‘light and sporadic’.

The rest of the UK is expected to see temperature highs in the mid-20s, with 25C forecast for the south of England.

MONDAY: The Met Office showed temperatures has soared on the hottest day of the year

Holly Mason and Hattie Chadwick, both 21, enjoy a day at Bournemouth beach in Dorset on Monday

A group of people observe pedalo riders by the Serpentine in London’s Hyde Park on Tuesday

The beach at Weymouth in Dorset is busy with holidaymakers and sunbathers on Tuesday

Sunday will continue to be settled with sunshine and temperatures in the mid-20s, though sporadic showers are forecast for some parts.

Looking to next week, Mr Dixon said: ‘By the time we get to Monday there will be a change.

‘While Monday will start dry and fine for many, we are keeping an eye on rain from the west which has the potential to bring wet and windy conditions and more unsettled weather.’

It comes after the first half of August for much of Britain has been pleasant with plenty of sunshine, mostly settled weather and a mini-heatwave bringing the hottest day in two years.

But the weather seems to be moving in a more chilly direction.

Met Office forecaster Tom Morgan said yesterday that there was no ‘strong signal for anything hot returning for the rest of August’ and it was unlikely we would see any more days getting as hot as 34.8C this month.

He said the changeable weather was due to the jet stream passing over Scotland, ‘making the weather particularly changeable in northern parts’.