UK weather forecast: 'Furnace Friday' could be hottest day of the year due to Saharan sizzle

mirror.co.uk:

Britain could see its hottest day of the year on 'Furnace Friday' due to a 700 mile-wide Saharan sizzle. Temperatures in some parts of the country could reach at 37C on tomorrow, which would be close to the hottest day of the year so far.

That happened on July 31 when 37.8C was recorded at Heathrow. The 700 mile-wide hot air from Africa's Sahara Desert is rising to the UK after causing 45C temperatures in Spain.

Bookmakers Coral cut odds to 1/2 odds-on on breaking the 38.7C UK record set on July 25, 2019, in Cambridge. Records began in 1841.

Coral spokesman John Hill said: “The odds say we'll be frazzled by record highs.” The heatwave is expected to last through the weekend, with 35C possible on Saturday and 30C on Sunday.