Brits are set for sweltering temperatures today with highs in the sunniest areas hitting 22C, warmer than Malaga in southern Spain.
The temperatures are likely to be just shy of the warmest day of the year where it reached 23C during the Easter Bank Holiday and comes ahead of a "brief" heatwave in mid-May, according to the Met Office.
It comes after a rainy day on Wednesday for many parts of the country and while there will be showers and cloud on Thursday, the mercury is expected to rise with hot conditions especially in the South East.
