http://whitworth.cas.manchester.ac.uk/current/index.html

Regarding this site, I have emailed Dr Michael Flynn (the contact), I presume colleagues of our very own Tom C and Gary L!

The sensors are located in passive radiation shields, however the shields themselves are located in full sun, which could have a small residual effect. The street level sensor is located in a sheltered south facing location, again probably slightly warmer than a more exposed or shaded location.

Sadly I'm not sure we can use this as a fully accurate city centre reading, but from what Michael has suggested it won't be far off. 

Needless to say it's currently reporting 31.6C - taking a degree off I'd guess we are currently approaching 31C in the city, especially given Rostherne is currently 30C.

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/world-weather/weather-stations/obsid/3772.html

Really getting annoyed at this.

I shouldn't have to have about 8 tabs open just to know the live temperatures

I get the way the metoffice is funding and why they hold stuff back but this is ridiculous.

Must have risen and then fallen back. Looking quite hazy out there now. 

I agree. 

It does seem difficult to get live temp details across the UK, as well as past data and historical records from individual stations.

Clouds passed over rather fast thankfully.

just use this link and refresh every so often. It’s the fastest update. https://www.ogimet.com/ultimos_synops2.php?lang=en&estado=United+K&fmt=html&Send=Send

The temp is in the group starting “10” eg “10337” is 33.7C.

35.1C won’t be an hourly reading, it will be the maximum so far from the automatic station and not publicly available. 

Joe Bloggs: Ogimet has nearly all the current and historic data you need. 

But I saw the weathercast 33.7C figure before it came up on Ogimet?!

Cambridge Airport reporting 36C at 12:30.

Edit: That's 3 deg warmer than the Met Office automated nowcast.

Not Faversham, I reckon. Rain by 5pm

Yes, a popcorn shower popped up out of nowhere. Worrying.

Got a feeling today won't just be remembered for the heat. With this much energy in the atmosphere the storms later could be something else.

Temp at 12:30 is 34c

Hit 30.0c here now.
32c at Doncaster, 29c at LBA, awaiting other 12.00 readings that still haven't come in.

Leeds Uni 33.0c, could be a slight over read with this one, a bit like the Manchester one but will be a couple of degrees warmer than here.

Some patchy cloud developing.

32.5C here at 12.30pm.   

Already the hottest day here since 17th July, 2006.  Edging towards my all-time maximum recorded of 34C, set on 3rd August, 1990.    

33c here in a rural location.

There's a long stream of cloud starting around Biarritz, heading up the Biscay coast, through the Pays de la Loire into Normandy, streaming towards central southern England. This could well prevent the record being reached in the London area, but may well be reached somewhere else without the cloud.

https://en.sat24.com/en/fr

At home in south Berkshire my PWS has topped out at 33.3C after some high cloud moved in. Meanwhile records for Heat Index and Apparent Temperature (whatever that is) have been smashed, but my record high temperature of 33.6C from June 2017 still stands.

I'm in Stoke on Trent today where it's still 30C according to nearby PWSs.

I found a PWS near Heathrow that has already reached 40C, but is obviously overexposed.
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/ITWICKEN26

I have a feeling we will get the hottest July day ever recorded within the next hour.

With 4 or 5 hours of solar input to come and assuming increased cloud cover doesn't scupper things (like it did a couple of Julys ago, which Jiries found very unacceptable), how annoying would it be if the highest temp ended up being 39.9 c, just 0.1 c short of the magic 40 c mark?  

One of the best data websites out there, but keep in mind that daily data is pre 'quality control'. 

Dull and brezzy here in the west of Ireland but very humid. Horrible in itself but I'd take it over the temps in the UK today. 

Quite a significant band of alto cumulus has pushed across Stratford.