Britain has recorded the joint hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures soaring to 32.2C.

The mercury shot up in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, equalling the figure in Chertsey, Surrey, on June 10.

A heat health warning is in place which covers most of England until 9am tomorrow, as the Met Office warned sun-bathers to enjoy the heat responsibly.

It comes after a teenage girl died after being pulled from the sea over the weekend.

The forecaster also issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms for parts of England and Scotland today from 1pm-9pm, which could cause localised flooding. 

Some areas could see 30-40mm of rainfall in 1-2 hours, but this is expected to ‘vary significantly’, while some places are forecast to see hail up to 3cm in diameter along with strong, gusty winds, the Met Office said. 

The forecaster predicted a ‘hot and humid Sunday afternoon in the east and south, with prolonged intervals of very strong sunshine’ for today.

It added: ‘Heavy, perhaps thundery, rain and showers are progressing across northern England, Scotland, and parts of Northern Ireland.’

There was another yellow weather warning issued for thunderstorms across parts of Northern Ireland today between 2pm-7pm. 

The Met Office said: ‘Whilst there remains some uncertainty in whether thunderstorms develop as cooler conditions follow from the west, there is a chance that an organised line of thunderstorms could develop across northern Britain during Sunday afternoon before clearing east into the North Sea during the evening.

‘This is more likely to happen across eastern parts of the warning area including northeast England and eastern Scotland.’

Temperatures could peak at 32C in the far southeast today, and widely into the high 20s elsewhere in the south and east.

The heat health warning urges people to ‘watch out for those who might struggle to keep cool in the hot weather’. 

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