The Version 6.0 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for June, 2018 was +0.21 deg. C, up a little from the May value of +0.18 deg. C:

Global area-averaged lower tropospheric temperature anomalies (departures from 30-year calendar monthly means, 1981-2010). The 13-month centered average is meant to give an indication of the lower frequency variations in the data; the choice of 13 months is somewhat arbitrary… an odd number of months allows centered plotting on months with no time lag between the two plotted time series. The inclusion of two of the same calendar months on the ends of the 13 month averaging period causes no issues with interpretation because the seasonal temperature cycle has been removed, and so has the distinction between calendar months.
Some regional LT departures from the 30-year (1981-2010) average for the last 18 months are:
    YEAR    MO   GLOBE   NHEM.   SHEM.   TROPIC  USA48   ARCTIC   AUST
    2017    01   +0.33   +0.31   +0.34   +0.10   +0.27   +0.95   +1.22
    2017    02   +0.38   +0.57   +0.20   +0.08   +2.16   +1.33   +0.21
    2017    03   +0.23   +0.36   +0.09   +0.06   +1.21   +1.24   +0.98
    2017    04   +0.27   +0.29   +0.26   +0.21   +0.89   +0.23   +0.40
    2017    05   +0.44   +0.39   +0.49   +0.41   +0.10   +0.21   +0.06
    2017    06   +0.22   +0.33   +0.10   +0.39   +0.51   +0.10   +0.34
    2017    07   +0.29   +0.30   +0.27   +0.51   +0.61   -0.27   +1.03
    2017    08   +0.41   +0.40   +0.42   +0.46   -0.54   +0.49   +0.77
    2017    09   +0.54   +0.51   +0.57   +0.54   +0.29   +1.06   +0.60
    2017    10   +0.63   +0.67   +0.59   +0.47   +1.21   +0.83   +0.86
    2017    11   +0.36   +0.33   +0.38   +0.27   +1.35   +0.68   -0.12
    2017    12   +0.41   +0.50   +0.33   +0.26   +0.44   +1.37   +0.36
    2018    01   +0.26   +0.46   +0.06   -0.11   +0.58   +1.36   +0.42
    2018    02   +0.20   +0.24   +0.16   +0.03   +0.92   +1.19   +0.18
    2018    03   +0.25   +0.40   +0.10   +0.06   -0.32   -0.33   +0.59
    2018    04   +0.21   +0.31   +0.10   -0.13   -0.01   +1.02   +0.68
    2018    05   +0.18   +0.40   -0.05   +0.03   +1.93   +0.18   -0.40
    2018    06   +0.21   +0.38   +0.04   +0.12   +1.19   +0.83   -0.55
The linear temperature trend of the global average lower tropospheric temperature anomalies from January 1979 through June 2018 remains at +0.13 C/decade.
The UAH LT global anomaly image for June, 2018 should be available in the next few days here.
The new Version 6 files should also be updated in the coming days, and are located here:
Lower Troposphere: http://vortex.nsstc.uah.edu/data/msu/v6.0/tlt/uahncdc_lt_6.0.txt
Mid-Troposphere:  http://vortex.nsstc.uah.edu/data/msu/v6.0/tmt/uahncdc_mt_6.0.txt
Tropopause:  http://vortex.nsstc.uah.edu/data/msu/v6.0/ttp/uahncdc_tp_6.0.txt
Lower Stratosphere: http://vortex.nsstc.uah.edu/data/msu/v6.0/tls/uahncdc_ls_6.0.txt

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