I didn't think Jersey was included in UK records

Re Jersey no it doesn't count in UK records as far as the Met Office is concerned although TORRO does seem to count it in date records. Jersey has of course already been hotter than the UK, with 37.2 on Tuesday, which was the 2nd hottest ever for the island. Today looks like taking first place from the 37.9C in 2022.

It isn't, as it's not in the UK. 

Meanwhile the MetO raw now has 38 here tomorrow... I don't think people locally to me realise just what's on the way, they seem very complacent! (It's 23.1 and breezy right now).

https://en.allmetsat.com/metar-taf/united-kingdom-ireland.php?icao=EGDY 

It’s not, which does mildly annoy me as it used to be.  C’est la vie.  Regardless, we are on track to smash our all time record of 37.9c, set 4 years ago.  May get a small mention on the national news.

👍I flagged up  the possibility of Friday being the hottest day on Monday morning. That said, it didn't appear the most likely outcome at that time to me.

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/signal#rep592 

Looking at the satellite the clouds to your east don't look too threatening. And the big storm I mentioned this morning over Brittany seems to have pushed way off to the west, not threatening the heat in the SW this afternoon at the moment.

Coolish breeze from the NE keeping us at 22 C

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30s are knocking on the door of Scotland with 29.8C at Carlisle and 28.7 at Threave.

Yeovilton first with an official 35. Jersey now on a rounded 37.

I fear the north Kent hairdryer will be turned on tomorrow, unfortunately no weather stations to record it, you would have thought Canterbury or Medway would at least have one. Manston doesn't have quite the same effect. Even today down this way it's 28c but forecast only 26c, the 15 miles or so of higher ground to the ENE is doing its thing. Thankfully humidity not as high with a fair breeze so it's bearable in the shade, unlike past two days.

35.5 as of half one - it'll effortlessly beat the old 1976 record.

There's even some easterly muck now out at sea with some pieces of that even starting to be blown in towards us. That has filtered into the Leith area with the tops of those big yellow structures in the docks appearing to stick out above that.

It's like an oscillating fan-heater to our south - and it's swinging back your way tomorrow.

The Met Office raw now has tomorrow as hot as today for MBY at 33c

(two days ago, they were forecasting to be 12c difference between today and tomorrow!!! 39c today/27c Friday)

The latest Brittany convection conception unit is on full throttle this afternoon, according to the radar.  It must be one of the wettest parts of France, with the right mix of land and seas to start them off.

34.8C IMBY.

Edit: yes, previous was 33.7C on 18 June 2000 at Machynlleth. Trevor Harley's site said 33.4C was a new record yesterday which was wrong.

Yeovilton seems to have got stuck at 1.30pm.