Weather: Britain To Burn On Hottest Day

Britain is expected to experience another scorching day as temperatures top records set on Thursday.

The hot and humid conditions across the country follow overnight storms that saw heavy rain, thunder and lightning.

And those downpours will return again on Friday night to disappoint Britons hoping for a sun-packed weekend.

Forecasters predict they are likelier to be even heavier than those experienced late on Thursday night and in the early hours of Friday.

"Today, we are going to see the highest temperatures of the year so far and we are expecting them to hit 32C," said Sky weather producer Rebecca Yussuf.

"However, we expect overnight tonight will be a repeat of last night, only more so, particularly over England, Wales and Scotland as heavy storms come up from France.

Temperatures in London will pass the 29.2C they hit on Thursday

"There is a real risk of torrential downpours of heavy rain, hailstones, frequent thunder and lightning.

"I wouldn't be surprised if some people see some flooding within the next 24 hours."

The Met Office has upgraded its warning from yellow to amber, saying: "Where thunderstorms do form, some torrential downpours are likely with frequent lightning, large hail and locally strong gusts.

"Significant flooding is possible where these do occur from surface water as well as from small, fast-responding watercourses."

John Curtin, director of incident management at the Environment Agency, said: "Intense heavy rainfall this weekend brings a surface water flood risk for England throughout the weekend.

"Flooding can happen very quickly and the public are urged to keep checking local weather forecasts and the Environment Agency website for information on a regular basis.

"We will continue to monitor the situation closely and support local authorities, who will respond to any reports of surface water flooding. We will also continue to monitor river levels closely and issue warnings where flooding is likely."

Thursday was until now the hottest day of the year, with temperatures touching 29.2C.

The hot, humid conditions have brought health warnings from Public Health England (PHE).

It urged people to drink plenty of fluids, keep out of the sun while it is at its hottest, and to wear at least factor 15 sun cream for skin protection.

It has also called for people to look out for children and the elderly, who are most at risk.

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