article_snippet.sent: The mercury is expected to reach 25C (77F) in the South East today.
article_snippet.sent: This will beat Marseille at 22C (72F), Athens at 21C (70F), Rome at 19C (66F) and Madrid at 18C (64F).
article_snippet.sent: Meanwhile 22.6C (72.7F) was seen at Shoeburyness in Essex and 22.4C (72.3F) at Manston, Kent.
article_snippet.sent: The hottest day of the year before Tuesday was last Friday, when a high of 21.9C (71.4F) was recorded in London.
article_snippet.sent: The South East and London were considerably hotter than the rest of the UK, with temperatures peaking around 18C (64.4F) in the Midlands.
article_snippet.sent: Similar temperatures were observed in the North, while most of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland was no warmer than 14C (57.2F).
article_snippet.sent: In some places temperatures will be double the average for this time of year tomorrow. '
article_snippet.sent: The record for the hottest day ever in the UK was set more than a decade ago in August 2003 when temperatures hit 38.1C (101F) in Gravesend, Kent.
article_snippet.sent: Wednesday will be 22C to 25C (72F to 77F) or higher in places.
highlights_snippet.sent: Yesterday was officially hottest day of 2015 with a high of 22.7C  - with temperatures rising to 25C today .
  