Heat is on... for some
Parts of Britain are expected to bask in one of the hottest days of the year so far today, forecasters said.
Temperatures could hit 30C (86F) today, according to MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association.
But high humidity means many areas could see rain and thunderstorms this morning and evening and sunshine struggling to break through the cloud.
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Hide AdBut Brendan Jones, senior forecaster at MeteoGroup, said that further north temperatures would be lower, and they would fall back to the low 20Cs from tomorrow.
The warm blast follows what the Met Office said was the coldest spring since 1962.