Overshadowed by events elsewhere I know, but for the record, it reached 28.5*C here today thanks to the wind being more from the N than E< and along the way it's become a bit more humid and a lot less comfortable indoors - a price worth paying though for such an unusually prolonged spell of very warm maximums to continue to evolve (the weekend is looking even toastier!).

A bit disappointed not to have made 30*C yet but still in with a good shout for this spell, best chance Sunday by the looks of things.

It's been lovely at times here in the sun out the breeze, but we do have this nagging NE'ly keeping things cooler than it should ....makes sleeping at night a lot easier though 

Still heading toward the high 20s here today, as the NE wind flows down into the valley after a decent length of land track.

Potentially 5 days in a row reaching at least 27*C. Nothing exceptional about that on its own, but factor in an increase in temperatures this weekend and what the models are generally indicating for next week, and it's a strong base on which to build a spell of weather that truly is.

30c here in Exeter earlier dipped back to 29c

Yet again another hot day - it's more of a rinse and repeat than anything! Going to be another uncomfortable night for sleeping! :(

Unexpectedly, it now feels hotter than yesterday here, and therefore the hottest of the spell so far. A properly blowtorch feel in the strong breeze. This being within air that earlier flowed onto N. Sea coasts at a temperature in the mid-high teens. Shows how strong the sun is at this time of year.

p.s. I see another fire has broken out - but this one's in London so unlikely to be weather related. Thoughts are with those affected.

Porthmadog has made it to 30c making it 5 days in a row that somewhere in the UK has. Not bad going how many more days can we get in a row?

Looks like Castlederg has hit 30c again as Well remarkable spell for Norn Iron 

No heatwave here though, with a high of just 16.4ºC at Edinburgh Gogarbank under yet more of that easterly muck.

5th consecutive day above 26C and 7th consecutive above 24. Flaming June by month's end.

This is becoming painful now. Excuse the language but I wish this constant, endless heat would feck off. 

Soon be winter CP when you will be back in your element with Retron.

I'm more of an Autumn guy to be honest. Temps in late-October/November suit me just fine +  the shorter daylight hours that only really get going after Hallowe'en. I can't wait because it just seems so far away from this point. 

Lunchtime Arpege offers 32C down here at 1.00pm on Sunday

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/twodata/arpege.aspx?run=na&charthour=49&chartname=uk2mtmpsohd&chartregion=uk-s&charttag=2m%20temp%20

...then cooling off; synoptics look remarkably like July 2003 when it did not cool off after noon- in fact, in both cases, the gradient wind looks too fresh for a sea breeze intrusion. We shall see.

Just heading up north on the west coast mainline.

The plume of smoke from the Winter Hill fire is absolutely MASSIVE - in a small area to the west of the moors it is resembling an overcast day the smoke is that thick! 

From a distance it resembles an anvil cloud. 

I hope it lasts for the rest of summer it's about time we had a spell like this well overdue in my opinion

If that happens, this country will be in serious trouble

People like me are criticised for wanting extreme cold and snow, and some of that is justified as people suffer, but the damage from another summer of 1976 will be far worse for our economy and infrastructure

But this summer is nothing like 1976,if this summer carries on like this which I also hope it does and we get a dry winter then next year would be interesting especially if the summer of 2019 was also a hot one. The summer of 76 followed a hot summer of 1975 and a dry mild winter.so there is no need to be alarmist just enjoy it coz its been a long long time since we had a good summer and could be a long time before we get another one.These past two months have been fabulous for sunshine and warmth.

Iam curious as to how you rekon another 76 summer would be far worse for our economy and infrastructure than say the freeze we had in Feb/march this year??

A portable air-con unit helps with that - since having one a few years ago I can now sleep without turning the mattress into a giant sponge. The only time it gets to 30C indoors now is when I come home from work.

(I still plan to get proper air-conditioning installed for the longer term, but apparently it requires an outdoor breaker switch and a dedicated 20A circuit. It's fiddly stuff, as the electrics are ancient in my house!)

I'm glad I called off going to the wolf centre today, as an aside (I had to make the decision earlier in the week.) I see it's 28C in the Reading area and under the searing strong sun it'd have been unbearable from my POV. The models have been consistently underplaying maxima down here, both in Reading and at home in Kent, for days on end. Today is a good example: forecast high 19C, but it's 23C outside.

In a way, this spell reminds me of the classing blocking easterly scenario in winter: a reinforcing block that keeps the breakdown at bay. The models will always show breakdowns at the 7 to 10 day range, but as with winter 2010 the breakdown is just a mirage. Inevitably when it does eventually break down the models will suddenly flip at a relatively short range!