Nottinghamshire's record temperature is set to be broken for the second day in succession as scorching temperatures of 40C are forecast by the Met Office. There is also still a chance of thunder in the forecast, with a 50% chance of a light show predicted at about 4pm.
There is also some slightly better news for getting off to sleep tonight as the mercury is expected to fall below 30C by 10pm and will continue to fall through the early hours of Wednesday, July 20. Last night it barely fell below 30, giving many people a tough night's sleep.
A red extreme heat weather warning remains in place today and the weather is expected to reach its height at about 3pm, when 40C is predicted by the Met Office. It will then fall throughout the rest of the day, falling to 27C by 11pm.
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Monday's top temperature in Nottinghamshire of 36.7C at Sutton Bonington - a record for the county - is expected to be broken today. After today, there is some much-needed respite as temperatures are expected to remain in the mid 20s for the rest of the week.
Here is Tuesday's forecast in full
7am: 24C and sunny
8am: 26C and sunny
9am: 28C and cloudy
10am: 31C and sunny
11am: 34C and sunny
12noon: 36C and sunny
1pm: 38C and sunny
2pm: 39C and sunny
3pm: 40C and sunny
4pm 37C and 50% chance of thunder
5pm: 35C and cloudy
6pm: 34C and cloudy
7pm: 32C and cloudy spells
8pm: 31C and cloudy
9pm: 30C and cloudy
10pm: 29 and cloudy
11pm: 27C and cloudy
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