Hotter than Corfu: London set for a scorcher
Evening Standard|June 09, 2023
LONDON is set for the hottest day of the year so far tomorrow — followed by a week of almost uninterrupted sunshine.
John Dunne, Ross Lydall, Jonathan Prynn
Hotter than Corfu: London set for a scorcher

Temperatures are due to hit a scorching 30C tomorrow — hotter than Corfu and Ibiza — after 25C temperatures today as the capital basks in an early summer heatwave.

Pubs are preparing for a bumper weekend, while early-morning swimmers in Hyde Park said the Serpentine was at its warmest this year.

“It’s the warmest of the year in the water for sure,” said Daniel Lobo, 49, an IT worker originally from Barcelona who is training for a 30k swim.

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