28.9'C (yesterday was 29.4'C) 

Feels much fresher here today but welcome, currently 22.1C 

This morning car boot sales was supposed to be a big one but it turned out average one only because many went out to the beaches, swimming pools, parks or other places to enjoy the hot sunshine.

Heathrow 29.8C at 4pm, might just scrape 30C again but generally a degree lower today. Car thermometer was reading between 28.5C and 30.5C up the M3 on the way home.

PS Answering my own slightly geeky question about the Shard, in theory there is a line of sight from there to Southampton, 72 miles away, but I doubt you'd ever see it without a telescope! Map here: http://www.skyscrapernews.com/imagesall.php?ref=2094&idi=The+View+From+The+Shard&self=nse&no=1&selfidi=2094TheViewFromTheShard_pic1.jpg

Feels hotter here today and with quite a lot of cloud around, now s-l-o-w-l-y clearing from the west.

I felt a few spots of rain at around 4pm

The cloud responsible has built up nicely but doesn't appear to be producing any notable rain yet.

The temperature is at 29.7°C so another close run on 30°C here.

Taking a few 'situational' readings using a portable instrument, I measured 33.4°C sitting in the shade at a table (device stood upright on table with minimal contact to surface) and it reached 40°C in the sun, at which point it stopped climbing quite abruptly - probably the limit of the device.

I think this room of mine is probably in the high-20's at the moment.

Bournemouth 31c at 5pm rounded up.

22.9C at beaufort towers.

'only' 29.1c here today.

Definitely cooler today, but didn't really feel it.

Max temp. 29.9c

Maximum of 21.7C today so the sixth warmest day this year.  Last summer, only three days exceeded this temperature.  I'm loving Summer 2013!!

The temperatures in the low to mid 20s can be fantastic.  As a weather enthusiast, I'd love to see the 30C+ that is being experienced in parts of England this weekend but if it stayed like this all summer I'd be perfectly happy.

A little more of a breeze today, but still hot at 28.1 °C.

22.9 was the max here, almost perfect.

Sounds like this could be a couple of heat related deaths:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23308215

After a week on holiday on the East Coast experiencing pleasant, but hardly hot temperatures, the past few days here, and its promised continuation, have been something not experienced since 2006....  Much as I'm not someone who hankers for heatwaves, I'm so glad we appear to have got out of the summertime rut we've experienced since then.... I think I've already used more suncream on the kids that I have in all the summers combined since they've been alive! (The oldest is 5.)

Andrew 

considering they where a least 1C under par today  it looks like a warm week for me

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/hilsea#?tab=tempRange&fcTime=1371596400

29C, 29C, 28C, 30C,

Schorching hot, 31c here today,if this continues the july mean here will not be far off july 2006.

Currently 18.4c and rising!!

After a sharp dip in temperatures early evening it seems to have leveled off at 22.5C. Going to be a warm one i think.

Yeah, mum says I can play with some of the bigger boys now - got my met trainer pants on....28,9C Max today! :D

It levelled off at 26C for a while now and tonight may be the warmest night of the year so hoping for 21C 70F by morning.

A lot of inland place's are still much warmer but i reckon most will drop off to mid teens within a few hours. Coastal area's and big cities wont though

Met have an overnight low of 19C forcasted and that is expected at 7am!! lol (20C at 4am)

13.1C here outside now so cooling off nicely out there thanks to having large fields surrounding us, but inside the house is still very warm unfortunately. But it's supposed to be dull tomorrow morning here so that may help things cool off inside at least for a short while.