First things first, can we beat the 23.9C set in Brighton?

UK max yesterday was 38.1C. Eyes down for the record, at least we should have a better base temperature tomorrow AM. 

Quite interesting given that it was hotter in your location! - I would have thought London and home counties (urban area's) would be the hottest or the last to turn cooler at night but clearly not - here in Okehampton the temperature is rising and it's now 26.0c at 01:00am from a nighttime low of 25.0c at 12am (middnight). But breeze picking up!

 Similar here 26.5C but it is only 01:30. Had over the years many similar temperatures at this time but the temperature always drops. Between 4am & 6am the temperature always dips fast.. still not expecting it to drop much below 21C. If of course it fails to drop below 22C it will be the warmest night for a couple of years.

You won't have heard from me as I was sound asleep in my bedroom, with the portable a/c on - it was complaining loudly, but managed to hold on.

Tonight's when I'm going to the Holiday Inn, but it's in Sittingbourne, not Leysdown! (There are no chain hotels on Sheppey, oddly.)

17.8C here now.

Slept like a log and no sweat at 27C indoors while 22C as the minimum so no record as my record stay 22C from before so never see 23C.  I think now is very dry air finally arrived 3 days late since Sat beautiful hot sunny day.  

To get 40C we need at least 32C at 9am as I know the set up in Nicosia to get 40 need to be 32 if 31 then 39 or 30 for 38.  If 33 then 41 or 34 get 42 so if forecast 42 today then need  to be 34at 9am.  No clouds here but can see clouds to the far east? 

Radar has a lot of cloud this morning.  Will it clear?

I think so as winds will be more southerly today. Sky’s look clearer hear today.

Let's hope so we want that 40c today. 

We decided to sleep in the garden but got too cold at about 3am so returned inside. The overnight low on my VP2 was 19.4C, but I expect it was at last a couple of degrees lower around Berkhamsted.

LBA was cooler at around 23c, 21.9c min here , still location records no doubt, definitely for me. 

It is Emley Moor which may hold the record though, can't see lower than 26.6c . It is at 270m asl so that extra altitude has helped plus being a bit further South in a zone that heated up quickly yesterday and retained heat. 

Edit Emley maybe 26.2c, Kenley 25.8c but in a twist Emley was only 24.7,c at 9am yesterday morning whereas Kenley was above 26c so does that mean Kenley takes the record?

Good!

Although it's really unpleasant here already - currently 26.6c. Has risen 3c in the last hour.

Is that for the UK as a whole?

Yes. The breakdown comes much quicker.