THE extended hot weather in the country is already getting to the point of outstaying its welcome and it looks set to stay for a while yet.

Weather forecasters are expecting very little rain and high temperatures throughout the month, following a dry June.

With higher-than-average temperatures there is concern over water levels in rivers and reservoirs.

More than 320 waterways are at below-normal and falling with 1,000 currently normal but dropping, according to the Environment Agency.

Hosepipe bans have already been in place in some areas during June and these are likely to spread to other parts of the UK with the hot weather likely to continue for another four weeks.

People are also being warned to keep showers to four minutes or less and Northern Ireland issued its first hosepipe ban in 23 years on Friday as NI Water said it could not treat water quickly enough to satisfy increased demand.

When it starts to affect your daily routine, the heat does get a bit frustrating.

Whilst it is nice to have a few days of nice hot weather, but it gets too much when it becomes the norm for a few weeks rather than a good treat.

There is no rain forecast for the next two weeks in Worcester at the moment, with temperatures often almost 30 degrees celcius.

There is even talk of a crisp crisis, which would send the country into meltdown although calling it a crisis is a bit much.

It does at least mean that my favourite sport, cricket, can be played without too much interruption though and Wimbledon fans will be happy to hear the tournament will have nice weather for strawberries and cream.

The glorious weather has also meant the UK's most endangered butterfly has made a bumper early appearance, but on the whole I think too much hot weather with no rain is a negative rather than a positive.

A lot of people will say this is a representation of an average Brit, complaining about whatever the weather is.

I cannot argue too much with this to be honest, but everyone has to find a few minor irritations to complain about .