30.1 at Charlwood before 11am, 20th 30C day and the fifth on the trot.

Looks like PM today here will be at scorchio (at least 35C)

850s look to be increasing through the day too, so potentially a late max like yesterday. Though possibly counterbalanced by some mid and high level cloud coming off the channel later. 

Looks like the kind of Northerly pattern that ends up with a toppler in winter. Let’s see.

Apparently they don't issue yellow warnings for heat, only amber and red. One of the Met people was explaining this on Twitter.

33C here now, dp 16.7C, feeling steamy.

Feels like if the June heatwave  was Amber/Red, this should be Amber as well. Less humid but temps similar to June for many.

I’m on the minority then. I’d be happy if it didn’t rain again and stayed like this until September 

That makes it a record for the most number of 34°C or higher in a calendar year 👇

The record was previously set in 1976 and 2020 for 7 days

https://bsky.app/profile/metoffice.gov.uk/post/3mq7qpj4mpc24 

Looking forward to Saturday with closer to normal temperatures.

So far this year we have had:

- a record number of 30C in May, including the hottest day ever recorded in May

- the three hottest days ever recorded in June

- the first year ever to record 35C in three separate months

with still the 4-5 historically hottest weeks of the year to come...

At least that keeps the weeds down a bit

And if it reaches 35C that will be five days of 35C+which I think it will tie the record with 1976 and 2020.

Edit: and just as I typed that, Wisley came up with 35.1C.

Indeed, in fact it broke the day I went on holiday at the end of August I believe. Otherwise similar to this year with endless sunshine although I seem to recall more misty starts.

No hosepipe ban in the Bristol area then.

https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/sst/2026-07-07uk.gif 

https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/sst/2026-07-08uk.gif 

(SST charts from MC - https://www.meteociel.fr/observations-meteo/temperature-de-la-mer.php?region=sp&jour=8&mois=7&annee=2026 )

You are lucky being near the coast. So today is a bit different just across the Estuary. Yesterday's peak came late at about 4.40pm (33.8C) but today it was earlier, 33.5C at 1.40pm and it has since started to drop so potentially some respite. In fact the drop coincided exactly with the wind (there was virtually none before from the S) switching to a N.E'ly and "down" to 31.3C a half day sooner than I had I expected. 

Not had a maximum below 25C since June 15th so might well make 30 consecutive days which surely beats any previous July records?

The coast hasn't done much so for this 3rd heatwave, but from tomorrow onwards it should make a big difference. I expect your dewpoint shot up as the wind picked up? Here the dewpoint went from high teens to low 20s as the wind veered NE'y (it's still 28C as an air temperature though, so not exactly fresh-feeling).

Your run of 25s is remarkable. Here it's only been above 25 since the 1st, having been above 24 since the 15th - with one exception, a blissful max of 22.2 on the 22nd June!

35.2C the max so far here today, down to 34.2 at the moment with a bit more breeze.

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/twodata/reanalysis.aspx 

This incredible month had a mean maximum of >27C in Southampton despite the last week being nothing to write home about; and yet there were only a few days with 850s > 15°C but mostly in the 10-14 range. 

Then I think back to September 2023 with its week+ of 15+s and a significantly reduced solar angle.

This coming week should, with dry ground and a marine heatwave, have no excuses in producing a run of 33-35 temperatures surely?