Hottest June weather since 1976 but will it return?

Lightning out to sea from Scarborough on the evening of the longest day Credit: Via Twitter: @ScarboroughWx

Temperatures reached up to 34.5°C at Heathrow yesterday, the hottest June day since 1976 but it wasn't a patch on the summer of 1976 with FIFTEEN consecutive days of 32ºC or above.Today (Thursday) and tomorrow cold fronts sweep across the UK bringing much more cloud and a fresher feel to the weather.

So for the weekend it's goodbye to muggy, hot Mediterranean air and hello cooler, fresher air from the Atlantic.In a nutshell the weekend will be bright and breezy with an odd shower and the small chance of a passing shower. Get into a sun-trap though and out of the breeze and it will feel quite pleasant. Also the pollen count won't be quite so high.

Harden Moor Wednesday evening Credit: JOHN SHACKLETON

The question is, will the heatwave return?Well, not in the next week it won't.For the coming week the weather returns to a more 'normal' summer with broken cloud, occasional rainy spells, some sunshine and near average temperatures.

JON MITCHELL