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| UK weather: Today could be the hottest day of the year | UK weather: Today could be the hottest day of the year |
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| After a recent spell of changing weather, the Met Office predicts that today could be the hottest day of the year in southern parts of the country. | After a recent spell of changing weather, the Met Office predicts that today could be the hottest day of the year in southern parts of the country. |
| The previous record for 2015 stands at 25.6 degrees, which was enjoyed in Kent on 15 April. | The previous record for 2015 stands at 25.6 degrees, which was enjoyed in Kent on 15 April. |
| It's going to be a close one, but a Met Office spokesman said "there's a possibility" that some parts of the country could see temperatures as high as 26 degrees today. | It's going to be a close one, but a Met Office spokesman said "there's a possibility" that some parts of the country could see temperatures as high as 26 degrees today. |
| The highest temperatures are likely to be reached in Kent, or the eastern parts of East Anglia. | The highest temperatures are likely to be reached in Kent, or the eastern parts of East Anglia. |
| The warm weather yesterday saw sunbathers flock to parks and beaches around the country to catch some rays, and they're bound to have even better weather today. | |
| However, even if the thermometers do hit a new high, it's unlikely to last for long. Cooler air that is currently over Ireland will come over by the end of the day, lowering temperatures overnight. | However, even if the thermometers do hit a new high, it's unlikely to last for long. Cooler air that is currently over Ireland will come over by the end of the day, lowering temperatures overnight. |
| It's worse news still if you happen to live in London or the south east - rising humidity means this area of the country will see thunder and lightning. | It's worse news still if you happen to live in London or the south east - rising humidity means this area of the country will see thunder and lightning. |
| The Met Office has put out yellow weather warnings for rain in London, the south east, Yorkshire and Humber, East Midlands and the east of England. | |
| Fortunately, it's not going to be the end of summer already. The rain and storms will have passed by the weekend, and the South will get temperatures of around 20 degrees. | Fortunately, it's not going to be the end of summer already. The rain and storms will have passed by the weekend, and the South will get temperatures of around 20 degrees. |
| The Northern parts of the country will see temperatures in the mid-teens - still warm, but not the humid stormy weather of today. | The Northern parts of the country will see temperatures in the mid-teens - still warm, but not the humid stormy weather of today. |
| Whatever the weather turns into, it seems like summer has well and truly started. | Whatever the weather turns into, it seems like summer has well and truly started. |