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1 October 2011
Last updated at 09:32 ET
The record has been broken for the highest temperature recorded in October - at 29.5C (85.1F).
It was set at 13:27 in Gravesend, Kent, beating the previous 26-year record of 29.4C (85.9F) recorded on 1 October 1985, in the town of March, Cambridge.
Met Office forecaster Andrew Sibley said: "We are looking to see the highest sometime around 3pm, getting up to 30C."
It comes as thousands of people head to beaches in the south of England.
In Brighton alone, Visit Brighton predicted that 300,000 sunseekers would flock to the seafront over the weekend.
Lauren Cherry, manageress of The Rum Puncheon Public House, Gravesend, said it had been a busy day so far.
"We've been rushed off our feet because we have a patio overlooking the Thames.
"Everyone's been quite shocked about the weather but pleased. I'm surprised we broke the record."
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It was set at 13:27 in Gravesend, Kent, beating the previous 26-year record of 29.4C (85.9F) recorded on 1 October 1985, in the town of March, Cambridge.
Met Office forecaster Andrew Sibley said: "We are looking to see the highest sometime around 3pm, getting up to 30C."
It comes as thousands of people head to beaches in the south of England.
In Brighton alone, Visit Brighton predicted that 300,000 sunseekers would flock to the seafront over the weekend.
Lauren Cherry, manageress of The Rum Puncheon Public House, Gravesend, said it had been a busy day so far.
"We've been rushed off our feet because we have a patio overlooking the Thames.
"Everyone's been quite shocked about the weather but pleased. I'm surprised we broke the record."
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