Hottest day of the year expected
The Met Office has predicted that today will top yesterday's scorcher and become the hottest day of the year with temperatures expected to reach 28C in some areas.
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Temperatures in Britain are set to top yesterday's scorcher with parts of the country reaching 28C, the Met Office have said.
The Greater London area or Southampton are predicted to be the hottest.
Met Office: Solent sees 26.7 Celcius temperatures
The south coast's hot weather appears to have broken UK records for 2012:
We can now confirm that the top temperature reached today was 26.7°C at Solent which is the hottest day so far this year ^SJ
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Met Office: Today is the hottest day of the year
It's now 23.8 °C in Solent, making it the hottest day of the year so far, and it's likely to be warmer again tomorrow.
From @metoffice on Twitter: