Hottest day of the year forecast this week
The hottest day of the year so far has been forecast for the middle of this week, with temperatures expected to hit 34C in London and the South East.
Porthmadog in Wales is currently the record holder for the year, at 33C on June 28.
The heatwave is expected to continue for at least another week.
Met Office forecaster Alex Burkill told Sky News: "It does look likely it will be at least 33C at some point this week, most likely on Wednesday or Thursday, in the South East and East, London, Essex, Kent, East Anglia and into Lincolnshire."
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Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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