Precipitation due this evening at 21:00. Gone over cloudy again. 26.8c.

28C sunny. Much sunnier start to the day today so we are about a degree ahead of this time yesterday. Should touch 30C today I would think

Still a fair amount of cloud here but its been clear all morning a few miles to the west.
As a result only 22.5c at the moment with sunny spells.

The temperatures are still on the rise as well so that at 12 noon, the temperature was 24.5ºC at Edinburgh Gogarbank, 25ºC at Edinburgh Airport and 24.4ºC at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh so whilst we might not get all the up to 30ºC and beyond here in Edinburgh, there is still a good chance of today ending up being even hotter than yesterday in this part of the world.

Annoying cloud persisting just in the line of the sun here with lots of clear skies.
Only 24.0c at present.

Searing heat here andd 34.0C

Very hot (for here) day. Lots of sun, a few small clouds. 29C

Variable cloud with sunny intervals.

Temp 30.4C which has equalled yesterday`s high.

Not sure we will see any more thunderstorms. Certainly nothing about at the moment.

I suspect most will be to the east of York later (and east of me), but I wouldn't rule out some further west. MetO seem confident for most of Yorkshire region, but the phrase "thundery rain" is in there, so 

Raining in London. Spontaneous cheers have broken out in the office, never thought I would see the day people cheered rain in July.

Yesterday`s high was actually 30.3C, today it reached 30.4C.

Still not much going on here in Edinburgh as usual.

Today hasn't quite been as sunny overall as yesterday and the cloud cover which is around at the moment is having a slightly greater impact on today's sunshine totals at Edinburgh Gogarbank, than was the case yesterday even though there is actually a bit less of that cloud around today compared to yesterday. Nevertheless, a total of 9.6 hours of sunshine has still been recorded for today so far at Edinburgh Gogarbank as at 5pm this evening.

Gavin P. mentioned in today's second video that away from the extreme SE of England which has been the centre of focus for a potential temperature record which has resulted in this forum being busier just now, than at any time since last winter, the rest of the UK probably wouldn't be quite as hot today as it was yesterday.

That has been be the case at Edinburgh Airport but not for my other two local stations where it has actually ended up being even hotter than yesterday. Furthermore, the temperatures have still not yet peaked here so because of what is happening, I will deal with each station individually in a slightly different way from how I usually do things on these threads.

At Edinburgh Gogarbank, the temperature at 5pm this afternoon had dropped sharply to 23.6ºC. However, today's maximum temperature at Edinburgh Gogarbank was 28.0ºC which is not only hotter than yesterday, but also makes today the joint hottest day of the year so far at that station.

At Edinburgh Airport, the temperature at 5pm this afternoon was 24ºC. Today's maximum temperature at Edinburgh Airport was 25ºC which is 3ºC cooler than yesterday, and was achieved much earlier today at 12 noon (that is a station where the temperature has generally been refusing to rise during this afternoon).

At the botanic gardens in Edinburgh, the temperature at 5pm this afternoon was 26.4ºC which is also today's maximum temperature at that station so far. That is slightly higher than yesterday's maximum temperature there, and makes today the hottest day of the year so far at that station.

Legend has it that when rain stopped play at a Test Match (Lords or The Oval) at the end of August 1976, the crowd started cheering.

Currently 27.7C. Mainly clear until mid afternoon then quite a lot more cloud but nothing threatening.

Evening 

Turning cloudier now with a mid level stormy look.

26.9c now following a maximum temperature of 30.3c. Last nights low of 20.8c was the warmest since 2003.

The increasing SSW'ly breeze is hugely welcomed. 

18.15 to 19.15hrs - Grandaddy of Thunderstorms, full effects including very large hail, water under the doors, gutters overflowing, huge winds tearing branches off the sumac. Still going. The cars will be clean.
Roger

Sweaty mess humid.

Still 27.2c inside the well aired front room at 19.35.....

I hope something arrives to cool us like we saw last night!

Not looking good for the blot mond though.....

High of 27.9c earlier.

After what has been a fine and quite sunny day with a max of 27.6 C at 4 pm, finally a thunderstorm slowly rolled in from the Channel. However, while the storm isn't that bad, just moderate rain and the odd crack of lightning (I've experienced far worse), the leading gust front did take us by surprise. Thought my roof was going to take off, but next door's gazebo did end up in my back yard.  

A very hot but extremely low humidity day at Le Pelerin in the Maconnais. 36C on the garden thermometer, little wind. A chilled bottle of rose didn’t pick up any condensation when brought outside. So dewpoint must have been 5C or lower. Grass and landscape as dry as Southern England.

But now it’s evening, the crickets and Grillons are chirping madly, and the sky is darkening. Suspicious gusts of wind, lowing cattle, odd boomy noises over the western horizon. Thunderstorms on the way.