Yellow heat health alerts remain in place as temperatures look set to reach a staggering 31C in London today.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) alerts cover East Midlands, East England, London and the south east from Thursday to Saturday.
It warns that expected hot weather may have minor impacts on the health and social care sector.
The Met Office said temperatures of “around 30C are possible in the south east” and that figures in the mid to upper twenties are “more likely in places” across England and Wales.
Here is the hour-by-hour for today (Friday)
9am – Sunny 23C
10am – Sunny 24C
11am - Sunny intervals 26C
12pm - Sunny intervals 28C
1pm - Sunny intervals 29C
2pm - Sunny intervals
30C 3pm - Sunny intervals 31C
4pm - Sunny 31C
5pm - Sunny 31C
6pm - Sunny 30C
7pm - Sunny 29C
8pm - Sunny 28C
9pm – Clear 26C
10pm – Clear 23C
Here is the hour-by-hour forecast for tomorrow (Saturday)
7am – Sunny intervals 19C
8am – Sunny intervals 19C
9am - Sunny intervals 20C
10am – Sunny intervals 21C
11am - Cloudy 23C
12pm – Cloudy 23C
1pm – Cloudy 24C
2pm – Cloudy 24C
3pm – Cloudy 24C
4pm – Cloudy 24C
5pm – Sunny intervals 24C
6pm – Sunny intervals 24C
7pm – Sunny intervals 23C
8pm – Sunny intervals 22C
9pm – Partly cloudy 21C
10pm – Partly Cloudy 21C
Forecast in full
Today:
Cloudy in Northern Ireland and Scotland, but sunny spells gradually developing in sheltered spots. Temperatures here near average. Elsewhere, sunny spells and very warm or even hot in the sunshine, especially in the southeast with light winds.
Tonight:
Turning cloudy in the west with outbreaks of rain in places. Clearer skies in central and southern areas where it will remain warm and even feeling muggy for some.
Saturday:
Remaining cloudy in the west with some rain, heavy in spots and moving eastwards through the day. The southeast will remain mostly dry where it stays very warm.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Drier, brighter and fresher on Sunday after rain moves eastwards. Blustery with rain or showers on Monday, and feeling cooler, but a fine day expected on Tuesday.
Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said Wednesday has been “a fine day for many” which is to be followed by a “hot spell for many coming up.”
In an online forecast he said: “Further south and east, after some early morning mist and fog perhaps, we will see plenty of sunshine and that’s going to lift the temperatures widely in to the mid-20Cs and 28C is likely in and around the London area.
“It will be quite a bit cooler for Scotland and Northern Ireland where temperatures here may be 18C or 19C or maybe a bit lower where that rain persists on the west coast.”
Cooler conditions are set to be in place by Sunday but “certainly there will be some high temperatures across eastern England during Friday and Saturday”, he added.
The hot weather comes after well above average rainfall figures in the first half of the month, including a weather warning for rain on Tuesday evening.
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