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TimS
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26 June 2026 06:09:31
Definitely an East Kent day today. Vineyard bottomed out at 18.7C at midnight and has been climbing since. 26.3C at 7am.

On days like this the mornings see temperatures soaring at breakneck pace, followed by an afternoon plateau.

Brockley, South East London 30m asl
Ally Pally Snowman
26 June 2026 06:13:40
26.5c at Langdon Bay , plenty of 25s already.  If it stays clear surely the record is on.
Bishop's Stortford 85m ASL.
Retron
26 June 2026 06:23:36
Down to a 37 here on the MetO raw, and that seems reasonable to me. It's 23.1 out there (22.4 dewpoint) and feels very oppressive already - indoors, thanks to leaving the portable aircon running overnight, it's 23C down and 27C up (my bedroom was cooler but at midnight I switched to piping the cold air downstairs instead). It will have been a very uncomfortable night, even for heat fans, and tonight will be even worse...

Norwich is sporting a 39 on today's MetO raw, and if it's not north Kent it'll be East Anglia that records the highest temperatures today, and indeed I still expect the highest of the whole heatwave today.

Good luck to everyone in the heatwave zone, especially those who've avoided the worst of it until now!

Leysdown, north Kent
TimS
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26 June 2026 06:27:07

Definitely an East Kent day today. Vineyard bottomed out at 18.7C at midnight and has been climbing since. 26.3C at 7am.

On days like this the mornings see temperatures soaring at breakneck pace, followed by an afternoon plateau.

Originally Posted by: TimS 

And 27C by 7.22!

30C by 9am I reckon.

Brockley, South East London 30m asl
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Heavy Weather 2013
26 June 2026 06:32:11
There is a lot of cloud pushing from the south over France. I do wonder if it will dissipate though as surely the air is still sinking. 
Mark

Beckton, E London

Less than 500m from the end of London City Airport runway.

Chidog
26 June 2026 06:33:48
Tropical night in... Well pretty much the whole country. Even Carlisle didn't get below 22C! Think it's the first ever tropical CET night as well
Heavy Weather 2013
26 June 2026 06:36:49
Apparently ICON has 40C in East Anglia.
Mark

Beckton, E London

Less than 500m from the end of London City Airport runway.

tierradelfuego
26 June 2026 06:38:58
We must be close to the only place that hasn’t had a tropical night, down here at least. Still never have. Down to 19.9c very briefly at just after 5am 😎
Bucklebury

West Berkshire Downs AONB

135m ASL

VP2 with daytime FARS

Rainfall collector separated at ground level

Anemometer separated above roof level

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Chidog
26 June 2026 06:49:55
40 on UKV as well and 38 on Arome. We shall see
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scillydave
26 June 2026 06:56:39

The overnight low here was 21.4C making it the highest of the heatwave so far. Also, my glasses steamed up this morning when I left the a/c, so it more humid than yesterday.

Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 

I rather feel that this should be adopted as the new standard measure.

Currently living at roughly 65m asl North of Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Formerly of, Birdlip, highest village in the Cotswolds and snow heaven in winter; Hawkinge in Kent - roof of the South downs and Isles of Scilly, paradise in the UK.

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Brian Gaze
26 June 2026 07:12:42

I rather feel that this should be adopted as the new standard measure.

Originally Posted by: scillydave 

I've also pioneered the "Magnum test". I noticed on Wednesday a thick layer of water formed on the chocolate layer of the Magnum ice-cream I was eating. In fact clean water started dripping off it. 

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lanky
26 June 2026 07:14:16
Already 27C here at 7am. Much higher than yesterday at the same time
Martin

Richmond, Surrey

Ally Pally Snowman
26 June 2026 07:14:52
Wisley 28c at 8am
Bishop's Stortford 85m ASL.
Rob K
26 June 2026 07:25:04

Already 27C here at 7am. Much higher than yesterday at the same time

Originally Posted by: lanky 

Local PWS has 28.7C at 8.20am which is 4C higher than yesterday at the same time. I think today will have a rapid warmup but peak early before the core of the heat pushes east.

Yateley, NE Hampshire, 73m asl

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scillydave
26 June 2026 07:48:38

Local PWS has 28.7C at 8.20am which is 4C higher than yesterday at the same time. I think today will have a rapid warmup but peak early before the core of the heat pushes east.

Originally Posted by: Rob K 

UKMet 3z has 40c in East Anglia by 1pm then cooling off thereafter, it'll be interesting to see how close to thd mark it is.

Somewhere like Tibenham is the place to watch, I suspect. 

Currently living at roughly 65m asl North of Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Formerly of, Birdlip, highest village in the Cotswolds and snow heaven in winter; Hawkinge in Kent - roof of the South downs and Isles of Scilly, paradise in the UK.

bledur
26 June 2026 07:54:09
Cooler here today with expected max of 29 which normally is in the hot category but feels markedly fresher.
Charmhills
26 June 2026 07:54:12
It's already 28 °C here!!!🥵

Low 20c.

Roll tomorrow.

Loughborough, EM.

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Matty H
26 June 2026 07:56:12
It doesn’t feel any cooler here at all. Why? Because it’s not. The forecast high today is 29c, yet it’s already 27c here and it’s not even 9am. Something is going to need to happen for us not to vastly exceed the MetO high in the next couple of hours 
Yate, Nr Bristol

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bledur
26 June 2026 08:05:34

It doesn’t feel any cooler here at all. Why? Because it’s not. The forecast high today is 29c, yet it’s already 27c here and it’s not even 9am. Something is going to need to happen for us not to vastly exceed the MetO high in the next couple of hours 

Originally Posted by: Matty H 

The temps will plateau early afternoon,then fall slightly.Yes it might just nudge 30 but  not go on up to mid 30,s

Rob K
26 June 2026 08:07:25

It doesn’t feel any cooler here at all. Why? Because it’s not. The forecast high today is 29c, yet it’s already 27c here and it’s not even 9am. Something is going to need to happen for us not to vastly exceed the MetO high in the next couple of hours 

Originally Posted by: Matty H 

It’s amazing how quickly the temperature can drop off once the airmass changes. 

29.3C here at 9am. iPhone app says 27 now with a high of 32. Met Office says 29 now with a high of 34. BBC reckons 27 at 10am with a high of 33. I reckon we might reach 35 again. Local PWS has recorded highs of 36.4 on Wednesday and 35.6 yesterday. 

Yateley, NE Hampshire, 73m asl

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warrenb
26 June 2026 08:07:42
Overnight low of 22.3c, currently 29c and rising rapidly.
Tonbridge 45m 
Ally Pally Snowman
26 June 2026 08:12:43
Frittenden 30.3c at 9am 
Bishop's Stortford 85m ASL.
TimS
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26 June 2026 08:13:44
I didn't quite get to 30 by 9am, but managed by 9.10. and still shooting up
Brockley, South East London 30m asl
Heavy Weather 2013
26 June 2026 08:18:32

Frittenden 30.3c at 9am 

Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 

This feels like a record type of days when you are seeing 30C at 09:00.

Mark

Beckton, E London

Less than 500m from the end of London City Airport runway.

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Retron
26 June 2026 08:19:07
29.4, dew 24.1 - it feels sweltering outside, and it's warming up much faster than indoors (my windows are all closed except one, which has a vent hose dangling out of it!)

I wasn't going to take my dog for a walk today, instead we stood on the pavement outside the house for 10 minutes - means he still gets to see a bit of the outside world, but without all that effort to walk. The pavement is shaded by the large viburnum shrubs in my front garden. It was 27 when we walked out the front door, 29 when we went back in!

EDIT: Jumped straight to 29.6 as I was typing this post!

And it's now hit 30. It'll almost certainly exceed 35 today, only the 3rd time in all the 43 years I've lived here. (In 76 it got to 31 apparently!)

Leysdown, north Kent
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