The UK is enjoying the hottest day of the year so far – but temperatures are predicted to have reached their “peak for a while”, the Met Office said.
A temperature of 20.1C was recorded in Northholt, west London, and in both Porthmadog and Gogerddan in Wales as of around 2.05pm on Wednesday, surpassing the previous record of 19.2C at Northholt on March 5.
