Friday 26 June is expected to be very hot and mostly sunny, with temperatures climbing quickly through the morning before reaching around 33°C during the afternoon.
The chance of rain is low for much of the day, although there is a slight risk of showers early on and again later in the afternoon.
UV levels will be high around late morning and lunchtime.
Early morning
The day will start very warm, with temperatures around 20°C at 5am and 6am, rising to 21°C by 7am and 22°C by 8am. There is a 50% chance of rain at 5am, falling to 40% at 6am and 7am, then 30% by 8am. Winds will be light, mainly from the north-north-east to east, at around 5 to 6 mph, with gusts between 13 and 17 mph. UV levels will be low at first, rising from 1 to 2 by 8am.
Midday
Late morning and lunchtime will become increasingly hot and sunny. Temperatures will rise from 24°C at 9am to 26°C by 10am, 28°C at 11am and 29°C by midday. The chance of rain falls from 20% at 9am and 10am to 10% at 11am and below 5% by midday. Winds will remain light, turning from east-north-easterly to east-south-easterly, south-south-easterly and southerly, at around 4 to 5 mph. UV levels will rise from 4 at 9am to 5 at 10am, 6 at 11am and 7 by midday.
Afternoon
The afternoon is expected to be very hot and mostly sunny. Temperatures will reach 31°C at 1pm, 32°C by 2pm and 33°C at 3pm and 4pm. The chance of rain is below 5% at 1pm, then rises slightly to 20% at 2pm and 30% at 3pm and 4pm. Winds will turn south-south-westerly to southerly at around 5 to 7 mph, with gusts increasing to about 21 mph by 4pm. UV levels remain high, around 7 at 1pm, 6 at 2pm, 5 at 3pm and 4 by 4pm.
Evening
The evening will stay very warm and mostly dry, with sunny spells at first before clear skies later. Temperatures will be around 32°C at 5pm and 6pm, then ease to 31°C at 7pm, 29°C at 8pm, 27°C at 9pm, 25°C at 10pm and 24°C by 11pm.
The chance of rain is around 30% at 5pm, 20% at 6pm, 10% at 7pm and 8pm, then below 5% from 9pm onwards. Winds will turn from south-westerly to west-south-westerly and then westerly later, at around 9 to 11 mph, with gusts falling from about 23 mph to 13 mph. UV levels will fall from 2 at 5pm to 1 during the early evening before fading after sunset.