Good Morning Britain weather presenter Laura Tobin says the UK could have the hottest day ever this weekend.
She told ITV viewers the country had a one in three chance of going past the highest temperature ever recorded - 38.7C. In Newcastle, the mercury was set to hit 28C on Monday and Met Office experts predict the weather will remain warm in the North East over the coming days. Scroll down to see their full forecast.
On GMB, Laura said: “I think we’re sort of in two camps because many of us thinking, Yes, summer is finally here. It’s going to last at least a week. Let’s make the most of it because we jet off to try and find this kind of weather.