UK weather: Brits soak up 27C sunshine – but thunderstorms are forecast to hit in days

BRITS enjoyed 27C sunshine today - basking in weather warmer than parts of Spain.

But they'd best make the most of it as thunderstorms look likely to hit parts of the UK this weekend.

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Those in the south today enjoyed the hottest temperatures, with London and Southampton hitting 25C by 11am.

Norwich and Cardiff hit about 24C, with Plymouth and Manchester a few degrees lower.

At the same time, Bilbao in northern Spain sat five notches lower at 19C.

This evening temperatures peaked at 27C in Manchester, Cardiff and London.

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Forecasters had predicted that low cloud would clear as the day progressed with temperatures rising correspondingly.

However, enjoying better weather than Spain won't last long as thunderstorms are set to hit parts of the country on Saturday - and spread further on Sunday and Monday.

The Met Office described the outlook for Saturday through until Monday as "dry with long sunny spells".

It added: "Turning more humid with an increasing chance of thunderstorms across the south on Saturday and then more widely by Sunday and Monday."

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Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon said: "The heat is set to drop slightly in the coming days.

"London might not meet heatwave criteria, for example, but there's a good deal of dry, fine, sunny weather to be had this week with temperatures remaining well above average.

"Into the weekend there should be a fair amount of dry weather, with temperatures remaining warm for many, although also humid and warm overnight."

It comes after a swathe of the UK from the North West to the South East of England exceeded the threshold for a heatwave.

The temperature hit 32.2C in Chertsey, Surrey, on June 10, the highest recorded this year.

Porthmadog, in north west Wales, recorded Tuesday's highest temperature, at 30.8C.

A heatwave is defined as three consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures meeting or exceeding the heatwave temperature threshold.

The threshold varies in each county.

The heatwave conditions, combined with a lack of rain, has seen the risk of wildfires rise, the Met Office added.

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