My VP2 has reached 32.4C so far today but it does overreport for several reasons. I'd be surprised if any of the official stations get to 33C but 32C should be doable today. That would mean the GFS 00z was spot on with maximums. 

Now 30C at Manchester Airport. 29C at Manchester University. 

It’s madness. Everywhere I look on social media people are bringing up summer ‘76. Are they too brain dead to realise that the max temperature in ‘76 is probably going to be a full 5c lower than what we’re going to see tomorrow and Tuesday?!

Would be a shame. 32.7'c is the date record for today

31.3c here and the cloud is just moving off and the sun less hazy, so I’m expecting it to go a degree higher. 

Absolute rubbish. I’m assuming you don’t have a tv, radio or access to the internet? The last couple of days have been wall to wall warnings and guidance 

Its mercifully levelled off at 26.0c since 1pm when illegal high clouds moved in.

With a dewpoint of 12.2c so far things are very comfortable.

Bell ends...the lot of them.

Temp still rising steadily here, now up to 29.1C. 

Seriously in disbelief about the projected GFS temps for us on Tuesday!  42C being now shown for North Lincs, and would be beyond incredible if we held the top spot for the all-time highest UK temp on record!

Hi Caz.

Temp here is now 33degC and the wind gives it a blow-torch feeling! In my younger days I could have carried on digging post holes etc in this in tropical heat - but it does get to me now. I think folks are really going to hate it on Wednesday and for some it will be dangerous.

Got an ice pack ready?

it is also the case that Raab did indeed say that, as has been noted by the Guardian etc. Even by current cabinet standards he's exceptionally bad! Normally it would seem incredible to say something that appears to be the opposite of all the other advice but there you go!

It’s the nights I’ll struggle with.  I always sleep with the window open even in winter because I sleep fitfully if I’m hot!  It’s going to be a long two days!  

Stay cool and we’ll Roger!  

[edit] I won’t actually edit my post because it’s funny and in context!  But I will put the record straight!  I’m not grooming Roger!  Autocorrect hijacked my post!  I did of course mean ‘Stay cool and well Roger!  

Here in Edinburgh, we haven't had a bit of sunshine all day and yet, that hasn't prevented us from experiencing our second hottest day of this year so far with a temperature of around 26°C as at 4pm BST (15:00 UTC) this afternoon, although the temperatures have dropped back slightly during the last hour.

We have of course, had hotter temperatures than that in the past, but I don't remember the temperatures ever getting as high as that here without there being at least a bit of sunshine around to boost those temperatures.

That makes this spell of weather which we are going into all the more remarkable, but that probably now makes me feel even more concerned about what could happen over the next couple of days if we do start to get more in the way of sunshine.

Oooh matron

Memories are made of this....

Better hope you don't have a water cut! South East Water have this to say about the water cut near Ashford:

"We've been refilling the local network since approximately 9.30am this morning, but unfortunately we don't have the amount of water in the local area needed to continue doing this.

"As a result, you might experience no water, or low water pressure for the rest of the day.

"We're really sorry that this has happened, however the demand locally has exceeded the amount of water we're able to supply."

Nice to know that if you lose supply your supplier might not have enough water to refill the pipes!

https://kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/villagers-told-water-shortages-to-continue-270432/

Are you in that Pool/HotTub Steve? :)