The country is in the midst of its longest heatwave since 1976, with today set to be the 12th day in a row that temperatures have hit at least 84.4F (29.1C) somewhere – and there are no signs of any let up this month.
If the mercury gets above 91.4F (33C) - mostly likely in the South East of England today - it will break the current record for the warmest day of 2018, which was set on June 28 at Portmadog in North Wales.
It comes after a West Berkshire Council bin lorry got stuck in Newbury yesterday after the road melted beneath it, with the truck's wheels sinking into the Tarmac and causing traffic chaos in the town centre.
The crew were thrown forward and their load of refuse was jolted when the lorry suddenly lurched to a halt as the road collapsed under it. The street had to be closed overnight to enable the damage to be assessed.
The Met Office warned London would bear the brunt of the heat today, with similar temperatures expected in the UK over the weekend – including as England take on Sweden in the football tomorrow at the 2018 World Cup.
The hottest weekend of the year so far was only last weekend - when Gosport in Hampshire got up to 90F (32.2C), but that record is likely to be beaten at some point over the next two days.
At Wimbledon today, there will be temperatures of at least 86F (30C) as Roger Federer takes to Centre Court in a bid to make it through to the second week of the tennis tournament in London for the 16th time.
Met Office meteorologist Emma Salter said: 'There's no let up in sight in terms of the dry weather and high temperatures through the week. It's pretty much dry across the board and no sign of rain.'
She continued: 'From Monday or Tuesday the really high temperatures will start to gradually come down, but it will still be in the high 20Cs (low 80Fs) so it will be 'less hot' rather than cooler.'
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