The Met Office has revealed just how hot it expects it to get on Thursday as the current wet and windy weather system is replaced by heat from the south.
The UK's weather forecaster says conditions across the UK will settle down with a hot day for most on Friday.
It comes after gusts of more than 50mph hit parts of the country at the start of the week, with up to 35.88mm of rain in places.
The Met Office says the country will now get warmer and sunnier through the week - hitting massive highs by Friday.
In the far north east breezy, showery conditions will persist a little longer into Wednesday.
By Thursday night the low pressure will start to draw up warmer air from the south leading to a hot day on Friday, especially in the south.
Temperatures are likely to reach up to 33°C in south east England, with locations in the Midlands and northern England reaching 30°C and widespread high 20s Celsius as far north as southern Scotland.
Deputy Chief Forecaster, Brent Walker, said “There is quite a change in the weather coming by the end of the week, with increasing sunshine and a day of hot conditions on Friday. It won’t persist long enough to become a heatwave as a cold front moves in on Saturday, bringing the temperatures back down to around average for the time of year.”
A cold front will move in from the west on Saturday, cutting off the supply of hot air from the south. As well as cooler conditions, there will also be heavy potentially thundery showers moving north eastwards in the early hours. Sunday will see further showers moving in from the west, interspersed with warm sunny spells.
To meet the criteria for a heatwave, high temperatures need to persist for three days or more. This short hot spell will not reach the requirements to become a heatwave.
