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
From @metoffice on Twitter:
The UK hotter than parts of the Mediterranean
Daybreak weather presenter Lucy Verasamy says temperatures today could reach 29C and the sunshine is set to stay for the weekend.
Britain enjoying warmest weather of the year
Daybreak's weather presenter Lucy Verasamy says the summery weather in Britain will last for a few days yet.