The Met Office has predicted record temperatures in the capital today, with the mercury nudging 35C in Greater London around 3pm (July 31).
Met Office forecasts have revealed that warm temperatures will surge throughout the day, marking the country's fourth heatwave in 2020, and likely the hottest.
But while conditions will end up glorious in most areas, Londoners may find themselves suffering under unbearable heat as the capital exceeds 35C.
Popular tourist spots on the continent including Ibiza, Lisbon and Berlin fall short of the UK high, reaching 33C (91.4F), 30C (86F) and 25C (77F) respectively.
Back home the hot weather will be widespread across south eastern areas in Kent and Cambridgeshire, where temperatures will stay around 33-34C (93.2F).
A spokesman for the Met added that popular south-coast destinations such as Devon, Cornwall will stay "fresher", with temperatures peaking in the mid 20s, and sunseekers in Brighton will enjoy a pleasant 28C (82.4F) high.
But the good weather is expected to be short-lived and therefore will not extend into the three-day "heatwave territory".
The front will result in temperature drops of up to 10C overnight with highs of 26C (78.8F) and 21C (69.8F) in London and Manchester respectively, on Saturday.
"We've not seen a temperature anywhere above 30 so far or even with a three in it, that is quite unusual for July," a Met spokesman said.
London will see the UK's highest temperature peak later today, so we've compiled an hour by hour weather forecast for July 31 Enjoy the sun!
Friday, July 31
08:00: 20C
09:00: 24C
10:00: 27
11:00 29C
Midday: 32C
13:00: 33C
14:00: 34C
15:00 34C
16:00 33C
17:00 32C
18:00: 30C
19:00: 29C
20:00: 27C
21:00: 26C
22:00: 24C
23:00 24C
Midnight: 23C
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