While some parts of Scotland have been hit by flash flooding, large parts of England and Wales have been feeling the heat.
While temperatures are expected to dip slightly almost everywhere across the UK over the next few days with thunderstorm warnings and floods predicted in some areas, overnight temperatures are expected to remain high.
The highest night-time temperature recorded so far this year was 22.3C in Langdon Bay, Kent, they added.No cool respite in the evenings is a problem for those with long-term health problems and the elderly Since 1991, there have been 84 tropical nights recorded with around a quarter of these occurring since 2008.
So far the areas that have seen the highest number of tropical nights this year are Hastings in East Sussex with three, followed by two in Gosport, Hampshire; Heathrow; London City and Wych Cross, East Sussex."However, as well as increasing frequency of events we can also expect to see more occurrences outsides of the South East of England," Mr Madge said.
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