I want to further add that the surf weather station at lee-on-Solent has seen a temperature of 26.3C in the last hour.
I have up 3 independent local stations all currently giving temperatures at very similar readings - it's turning into a hot one on the south coast. ☀️☀️
My only issue is why aren't the met picking up this warmth at thorney and Solent? I know the Solent station is on the beach basically, so any kind of westerly will cool it rapidly as it comes straight off the open water.