temperatures during thursday got up above 35 degrees at wisley in surrey. 35 on the nose in central london of 27 degrees. however, that heat started to spark off thunderstorms, some of which will continue during friday. and then for the weekend things will feel much fresher. the fresher air lies behind these bands of cloud, atlantic frontal systems heading our way. where you see this clumpy cloud, here, well, that is where we saw some thunderstorms breaking out on thursday evening. as we start friday morning those temperatures will be pretty high. 16 in belfast and newcastle. 20 in the heart of london. still some showers and thunderstorms around, particularly eastern areas. things may be dry up for a time around the middle part of the day and then it looks like showers will return later on. 0ut west we will see cloud moving across northern ireland, western scotland, some western fringes of england and wales, a little bit of patchy rain here. but across the far east of the country another hot day. 32 in norwich. but further west something just a little cooler and fresher. now during friday

the uk has experienced its hottest day of the year so far, with 35.1 degrees celsius recorded at wisleyblems in the nhs, with warnings that the health service is facing similar pressures to the winter. jon kay has this report from milton keynes. wally is suffering. at 86, the heat has made his lung condition worse. he was rushed to hospital after collapsing at home. i fell, fell backwards into a radiator. took a chunk out of my back. he's now making sure he drinks plenty of water during the heat wave. it's the second time it's happened. and so is don, on the other side of the ward. he came in dehydrated with a kidney problem. i go into the hallway, and the next thing i know, i'm on the deck. what, you just passed out? yeah, yeah. that's scary. it is. here at milton keynes hospital, they've seen an increase in admissions, including sunburn and heatstroke. we've got more patients needing more treatment and in fact at this time of the year we've got nearly all of our beds, our winter pressure beds already open, and that is a real concern for us. so much for getting away from it all. when t

and we saw scorching temperatures across southern and eastern parts, with 35.1 celsius recorded at wisleyday of the year. the heat is going out with a bang, and the combination of humidity is producing intense thunderstorms. that's for the next couple of days. thunderstorms across eastern parts of england have developed ahead of the main area of low pressure, which is continuing to get ever closer. it's pushing the weather front into western areas overnight, with some outbreaks of rain. further east, showers and thunderstorms continuing, some of them destructive with frequent lightning, hail and the risk of flash flooding. a warm and muggy night come in many southern and eastern areas, with something fresher in the far north—west. we start friday with intense thunderstorms in eastern areas, more running into what south—eastern parts, getting towards eastern england and eastern scotland, but cloudier further west. not as warm as thursday, but in the extreme south—east it could make the low to mid 30s depending on the sunshine. thunderstorms continue to rage on in central and eastern areas

wisley in surrey reaching 35.1 celsius. in the southeast 33—34dc today.st. sending in fresher air. of low pressure out to the west. sending infresherair. in of low pressure out to the west. sending in fresher air. in eastern england and scotland there is potential for disruption from thunderstorms. not everybody seeing a thunderstorm. in the westmoor cloud and showers, some of which could be heavy. temperatures reaching a maximum of 33—34dc. this evening and overnight, the chance of intense thunderstorms, particularly in the east and we will see prolonged spells of rain through the night, gradually working north and the breeze will pick up, not as warm as last night. if you are hoping to see the lunar eclipse, it is not totally out of the question. at the weekend, more prolonged spells of rain in northern scotland, working north east. rain working up from the south—west. showers in the afternoon. drier in the south—east in the afternoon with sunny spells but the temperatures significantly cooler. the maximum around 23, perhaps 24 celsius. this is the pres

temperatures during thursday got up above 35 degrees at wisley in surrey. 35 on the nose in central london the with rain at times. fresh air lines behind the atla ntic the fresh air lines behind the atlantic frontal systems, this cloud here, showing where we develop thunderstorms on thursday evening. some of it will continue to rumble through the first part of friday and look at the temperatures to start the day. 16 in belfast, 20 in london. there will be showers and storms across eastern areas on friday morning. then a decent chance of things will dry out and brighten up of things will dry out and brighten upfora time. of things will dry out and brighten up for a time. at worst, thick cloud moving into northern ireland, west of scotland, wales and the south—west with the odd splash of rain here. eastern areas still quite hot, 32- 33 rain here. eastern areas still quite hot, 32— 33 in norwich. things turn lescott from the west. there will be a scattering of severe thunderstorms we suspect —— less hot from the west. we push those through into saturday with further band of rain chasing behin

temperatures during thursday got up above 35 degrees at wisley in surrey. 35 on the nose in central londono spark off thunderstorms, some of which will continue during friday. and then for the weekend things will feel much fresher. the fresher air lies behind these bands of cloud, atlantic frontal systems heading our way. where you see this clumpy cloud, here, well, that is where we saw some thunderstorms breaking out on thursday evening. as we start friday morning those temperatures will be pretty high. 16 in belfast and newcastle. 20 in the heart of london. still some showers and thunderstorms around, particularly eastern areas. things may be dry up for a time around the middle part of the day and then it looks like showers will return later on. 0ut west we will see cloud moving across northern ireland, western scotland, some western fringes of england and wales, a little bit of patchy rain here. but across the far east of the country another hot day. 32 in norwich. but further west something just a little cooler and fresher. now during friday night we could see some really vicious downp

particularly across southern and eastern parts with the warmest day of the year so far recorded at wisley pushing into western areas on friday, bringing outbreaks of rain and heavy thunderstorms, continuing to clear from the eastern side of england got another rash of them pushing in later in the day. another very hot one in the extreme south—east, maybe the low 305 celsius, but not as warm elsewhere. on saturday, an area of low pressure is on top of us, so it will be a different date, more cloud, more breeze, outbreaks of rain, and one band going to the north—east of scotland, with more rain showers in northern and western areas, some of them heavy and fun to read we could have some drier, brighter weather in the south—east, and it will be breezy and cooler. temperatures at 19 to 24. another pulse of rain and wind pushes in towards the south—west of the country for sunday. we haven‘t seen that for a while. widespread heavy rain in northern and western areas. this is good news. further south and east, some heavy and sundry showers. it‘s going to be blustery but that‘s another thing we hav

yesterday's top temperature reached 35.1 celsius in wisley in surrey.nts coming in from the west producing showery outbreaks of rain. temperatures today lower than yesterday. but in east anglia we could hit somewhere between 33 and 35. the met office as a weather warning out for the thunderstorms, for central and eastern parts of england. it is valid from two o'clock this afternoon until midnight. some of those thunderstorms will be torrential. you will see a lot of rain in a short amount of time which could well lead to some local flooding. there will be unusually large hail and gusty winds. it could lead to some disruption. tomorrow, we will see a weather front in the east. that will be producing some rain as well. it will clear and eastern england through the day, linger over eastern scotland, particularly angus and aberdeenshire, where you will see a lot of rain. at the same time, more rain coming in from the west. a huge difference in the temperatures tomorrow. a big drop. the other thing is it will be windy across central and southern england. if

temperatures up to 35.1 yesterday, making it the hottest day of the year so far, that was in wisley inrs and also some breezy conditions into the weekend and introducing something fresher. we mention storms. these are the storms earlier. working slowly north as we move through this morning. further thunderstorms this afternoon. i think storms in eastern england and scotland have potential to cause disruption. potential downpour, thunder and lightning, that sort of thing. there will also be sunny spells. cloudy in the west. the cold front bringing showers. the temperatures today cooler than most yesterday. but still fairly warm. 0vernight, further thunder showers particularly in the east and more prolonged rain working its way north east and we will see wind picking up in the south. there is a lunar eclipse tonight and there is a chance you could see it, but also there are thunderstorms around so maybe too much in the way of cloud. we start the day tomorrow with a fairamount of we start the day tomorrow with a fair amount of persistent, heavy rain. working its way north east and rain. w

slow on the m25 clockwise between j10 for the wisley interchange and j11 for chertsey, because of a breakdowners around but some sunny spells. and over the next few days it looks like the heat is going to build back in again. now, back to today, we have just got a light breeze compared to the weekend. south—westerly blowing through the showers. one or two heavy ones potentially. fewer showers this afternoon, with some sunny spells and temperatures getting up to 25 in central london. overnight tonight, we will get some clear spells at first and then more cloud building in through the second part of the night. again, one or two heavy showers potentially. you might just hear a rumble of thunder. minimum temperature, not especially cold, between 14—16 celsius. so a mild start tomorrow morning. some sunny spells, again, some scattered showers around for tuesday. and look at the temperatures. building up to head towards the end of the week and into the weekend. with, again, plenty of dry, sunny weather. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. in a moment, we'll bring you more o