The UK's historic heatwave - what is yet to come?

Expect more weather records to be broken over the coming hours. Credit: ITV Weather

Tuesday was the hottest day ever in the UK with just over 40C recorded yesterday afternoon.

A temperature of 40.2C was recorded at London, Heathrow and 40.3C in Coningsby, Lincolnshire - an astonishing 105F.

Scotland also had their hottest day on record with near 35C in Charterhall in Borders.

This historic heatwave has broken many more records - smashed by several degrees in many cases.

Temperatures have soared much higher than usual for mid-July and beyond a "regular" summer heatwave.

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Monday already smashed several weather records. Credit: Met Office

At least 34 locations have exceeded the previous record breaking temperature of 38.7C set in July 2019. Astonishing. After a record-breaking warm night where temperatures remained higher after dark than many see by day this time of year - Emley Moor in West Yorkshire and Kenley in Greater London didn't drop below near 26C - for some further north and west last night was a more comfortable night. But last night was still exceptionally warm, stuffy and restless where temperatures were at their highest.

Britain experienced its hottest night on record on Monday. Credit: Met Office

Today temperatures will slide 10C degrees with more manageable, bearable conditions for many - the more typical summer weather we're used to. Fresher for parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Elsewhere there will be slow moving intense prolonged thundery downpours and it’ll hot up again in the south-east with highs close to 28-30C.

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