Temperatures really start to ramp up on Wednesday, with highs of 23 ° C in both Cardiff and Aberyswyth. It will be even hotter on Thursday, with the Met Office forecasting temperatures of 24 ° C, before it starts to cool down at the end of the week. Next weekend is also set to be warm, with temperatures of 22 ° C forecasted on Saturday.

Parts of Britain are likely to be blasted by heavy thunderstorms today as the Met Office has warned of “danger to life” in some areas in the country. According to the Met Office, 100 places in the country may face flooding and travel disruption as 80mm (3.1 inches) of rain is expected to fall in just a few hours.

Met Office modelling shared on Friday afternoon suggests a band of thunderstorms could hit London between 9pm and 11pm. It is possible, however, that the storms will narrowly miss London to the east. The forecast, shared by the Met Office on X, comes with the message: “Some lively weather is on it's way.