SUN-worshipping Brits are set to bask in glorious weather as highs of 33C are forecast today – with a heatwave predicted this weekend.
Londoners face record-breaking temperatures for the second day running after the mercury hit 32C in Heathrow, west London, yesterday.
Beaches, parks and pubs across the country will be packed as revellers look to lap up the sunshine and make the most of the warm weather.
Temperatures in York are expected to reach as high as 29C, with Gloucester also set to register the same heat today.
Some areas on the west and east coast will be slightly cooler at 24C, but people will still be able to soak up the rays.
Spectators at sporting events such as Royal Ascot and the Queens Club tennis tournament will be able to top up their tans in the sun.
By this afternoon, a number of areas in Britain are expected to have passed the heatwave criteria, according to the Met Office.
An official heatwave is recorded when areas reach a certain temperature for three consecutive days.
Thresholds can vary from 25C to 28C in different parts of the UK.
Met Office weather forecaster Dan Stroud said: “We’re expecting the hot and dry conditions to continue, it does turn a little bit hazier in the west during the course of Friday.
“We’re still expecting temperatures to reach the low 30s, 31C, 32C fairly widely, maybe seeing 33C.”
The warm weather will spread to the south and east of the country on Saturday, with 32C predicted in London and 31C in Cambridge.
Mr Stroud confirmed that Sunday will slightly cooler, but another warm day across the country – with temperatures likely to hit the late to mid 20s.
Over the last few days, Brits have flocked to the seaside and rivers so they can take a quick dip to cool off.
Others have been spotted sunbathing in parks instead and making the most of their lunch breaks.
UK's 5-day forecast
Today: Dry with sunny spells once again, although somewhat cloudier than yesterday. Breezy along southern and eastern coasts. Feeling very warm, and locally hot.
Tomorrow: Very warm and humid with sunny spells, thundery showers moving north and east through the day, heaviest over northern England. Turning fresher from the west later. Hot in the east.
Sunday to Tuesday: A fresher and breezier spell of weather from Sunday and into next week. Whilst showers are possible at times, prolonged dry periods are likely with warm sunny spells at times.
It comes as an amber heat health alert has been issued for the whole of England from 12pm on Thursday until 9am on Monday.
Officials have warned that soaring June temperatures could mean a “likely rise in deaths in those 65 and over”.
The alert – a step up from the yellow heat health alert issued earlier this week – warned that “significant impacts are likely” across health and social care services because of high temperatures.
One Royal Ascot spectator was taken to hospital yesterday, with 42 others given medical attention on site for heat-related illness during the prestigious horse racing event.
The UK’s June temperature record stands at 35.6C, which was set in Southampton in 1976.
Current forecasts suggest the record is unlikely to be broken this time – but it will come close.
A warning against wildfires has also been issued by the Fire Brigade, as firefighters have responded to more than 500 across England and Wales this year so far.
As of yesterday, 564 wildfire incidents have been responded to by English and Welsh fire and rescue services, which is a 717% increase on the same period in 2024.
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