Weathermen issue temperature alert
The Met Office has issued a heat warning for this week as forecasters predicted temperatures could rise above 30C.
Muggy conditions will dominate the UK on Sunday and for the rest of the week, according to Meteogroup, the weather division of the Press Association.
Forecaster Rachel Vince said the warm weather will last until Wednesday and beyond.
She said: "It continues through the first half of the week, very warm and very muggy. We might see temperatures picking up to 30C by Wednesday. But it's not going to be wall-to-wall sunshine, as showers will break out in the afternoon.
"The areas most prone to showers are through the central part of the country."
The weather will be similar towards the end of the week and into next weekend, she said.
A "heat health" warning was issued by the Met Office because night time temperatures could remain as high as 18C in some areas.
Chief Forecaster at the Met Office, Andy Page, added: "The very warm conditions will last well into next week, with the hottest days of the summer so far and a 60% chance of reaching 32C."
The hottest day of the year so far was recorded at Heathrow Airport last Thursday, when the mercury reached 28C.
The Department of Health said that the elderly and young children are most at risk from heat stroke in hot weather.
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