A detestable overcast cold and miserable day. It tried to brighten up but failed and it's now only 13.8C. To say I'm hacked off is an understatement. This spell has been utter crap for here - pretty much not been able to enjoy any sun since Monday

Milky sunshine, very warm and humid in light winds, 26c.

26c already , 30c should be I would imagine

Cloudy with the odd hazy break.

25C

Already 28.7 degC in Exminster (3 miles S of Exeter) at 1200 BST! We have already exceeded the highest for July 2006 (28.7) twice in July 2013 (7th, 8th both 29.0). This looks like it could challenge the highest since I have recorded here which was the 10th Aug 2003 (31.5). Absolutely stifling heat and light NE'lies off the baking land mass. So much hotter than yesterday, and very well forecast!

A mere 15c cooler than yesterday afternoon! Overcast, breezy and cool, 14c.

Sunny, 22.6C. The temperature's gone down a degree or so over the last hour as cooler air wafts in from the sea.

Lots of badly shielded thermometers out there in people's gardens today! Mind you, the pros aren't immune either (24C dewpoint at Church Fenton - yeah, right, more like their wick's dry!)

Much more pleasant day here on 22C with good breeze blowing.

I sympathise though.  My SSE facing back garden not ideal.  I can't place in the front garden as it is open plan.  28.2c VP2 anbd 29.6c on Vantage Vue. 

29.9 c.  Already.

Indeed, short of moving to a place with a large back garden and a £1000 MetO-approved screen, there's not much you (or any of us!) can do. My thermometer's in a screen made from a kit (not a £1000 one though!) and it tends to over-read if there's no wind. If there's a breeze it's a bit better.

Talking of which, down to 21.8C now with a gentle but persistent breeze. I daresay the beach, a mile away, will be absolutely heaving today!

30.2c Just now..

Slowly trying to brighten up as the mist and low cloud gradually thins out but the sky is still looking pale rather than blue. It's also still too chilly to want to sit outdoors at 17.1 C along with a noteable onshore breeze.

Current Air Temp: 26.6C equaling our hottest day of the year thus far

Current Conditions: Partly cloudy, dark cloud bubbling up to my east over the Pennines, nothing on the radar though.

25.1C @ 66% RH. Sunny periods, a scattering of cumulus, some of this starting to tower. A light westerly breeze. Pressure steady at 1026mb.

Sunny spells, part cloudy.

Temp 29.1C/Dew 18.4C

26.3c, storms to the north in Swaledale

28.6C now near Leatherhead

After a sunny morning and early afternoon it has got cloudier now, 24.8c

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Gary