The UK is set to bask in the hottest day of the year, as temperatures in Liverpool soar to 30C.
Forecasters at the Met Office predict the region will be hit by particularly warm weather between 12pm and 4pm.
But the good weather is expected to be short-lived and will not extend into the three-day "heatwave territory"
A Met Office spokesperson said: "We've not seen a temperature anywhere above 30 so far or even with a three in it, that is quite unusual for July.
"In terms of shifting the overall weather stats for the month, it's not going to do much to the average."
Today will be predominantly sunny and very warm day, with the south seeing the hottest of these temperatures.
It will remain dry with some high cloud developing in the afternoon, turning the sunshine hazy at times.
Tonight will be a warm evening with some sunny spells remaining, however some thundery showers are possible at times.
Liverpool hour-by-hour weather:
10am: Sunny, 21 degrees
11am: Sunny, 24 degrees
12pm: Sunny, 26 degrees
1pm: Sunny, 28 degrees
2pm: Sunny, 30 degrees
3pm: Sunny, 29 degrees
4pm: Sunny, 25 degrees
5pm: Sunny, 24 degrees
6pm: Cloudy, 23 degrees
7pm: Cloudy, 22 degrees
8pm: Cloudy, 21 degrees
9pm: Cloudy, 20 degrees
10pm: Light rain, 19 degrees
11pm: Cloudy, 19 degrees
