I guess then, that it won't be long before we are hearing from Richard again with normal service resumed on that front once again.

Teddington SW London was the hotspot tday 31.4c 

Now 27c at 9pm from my phone as I am passing Heathrow.  20C tonight? Air very musty like when I used to live in Cyprus as the ground here so dry now. 

The next few days are looking good as well and if anything, it is expected to warm up again so if those easterlies could just stay away for a while, we could be seeing temperatures into the upper 20s yet again by the start of next week.

Overall though, we have actually done quite well already this month because on looking back, I have noticed that up until the end of today, we have only had one day so far during this month where the temperature has failed to reach 20ºC at Edinburgh Gogarbank and it's not very often that I get to say that, at this stage of a typical Scottish summer (last year for example, we didn't even have all that many days during the entire summer where the temperature got to above 20ºC so that shows how much difference a year can make).

@11am

Charlwood 28.7C

Heathrow 27.3C

St James Park 27.2C

Kew Gardens 27.2C

Hampton Water Works 27.0C

Wisley 26.9C

That Charlwood reading looks a bit suspicious - it is way above all other stations in the area 

Looking at Wunderground Map for this area temperatures are from 25c-29c. Up and down the valleys of the beginning of the Cotswolds.  

Wind 7.5mph W

Cloud starting to build a little now which is restricting the temperature rise

@1pm

Wisley 30.1C

Less impressive heat than expected today. After hitting 28C it’s dipped back down to 27 with a bit of cloud and the breeze picking up. A long way off the forecast 31C. 

I think you will find many places got close to 31C today. Several stations across southern England reported hourly figures over 30C. My maximum today was 30.4C.

Not much of a cool down shown on the 12Z ARPEGE run for next week. I think Gavin P could have it right. Maximums each day are:

Tomorrow 33C

Monday 32C

Tuesday 28-29C

Wednesday 29C 

It will be somewhat cooler in the east with the wind off the North Sea.

Hardly even a breeze this afternoon and barely any clouds either - it’s been a day of no appreciable respites, but for the exceptional stats I’m okay with taking it all on 😉

Heathrow and Charlwood 31.5C

Reached 30.9c at 4pm this afternoon in my back garden, too hot for me.

Perfect summer days and still comfortable to sleep.

I am loving this summer.

7 days in, this month has brought me 4 days 5.8*C or more above the long-term average and 6 days 4.3*C or more above. The largest anomaly has been +8.3*C on Monday 2nd, and the smallest +2.4*C on Wednesday 4th.

The result of all this is a mean-to-date of 21.6*C which is +5.2*C on the LTA. 

As if this wasn't impressive enough, a temperature outlook based on a blend of ECM and ARPEGE increases the mean-to-date to 22.0*C as of Monday 9th, an anomaly of +5.7*C.

Not only that, but it doesn't look like turning all that much cooler thereafter, though Wed-Thu may be fresh enough by night to give the following days something to counteract in order to place the anomaly at a similar level at the midpoint of the month, and signs are they might actually have a chance of doing that as the airmass becomes tropical maritime but potentially quite stagnant and with 850s widely above 10*C again. That such anomalies halfway through the month are even potentially achievable is simply mind-boggling! 

23.4C under unbroken sunshine. The end game is nigh though, the Ops are just playing out various scenarios for 7-9 days hence all of which will, at least for a time, allow the Atlantic in via an upper trough to the NW.