LIVE: Britons HIT Brighton beach as European heat wave scorcher comes to UK

SCORCHING sunshine will make Britain hotter than California as the country braces itself for an impending heatwave. Brits can expect soaring heat of around 29C on Thursday with the temperature only set to increase in the coming days. Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge said: "We have got high pressure at the moment so we are getting a certain amount of natural homegrown heat building up because obviously we have got clear skies and fairly dry ground conditions across southern England. "We have also got warmer air being brought up from further south in Europe where there has been a major heat incident, particularly in Iberia, so that's leading to the sort of crescendo we will see on Friday. "Because of the direction of the flow, with the weather pattern we have got set up in our latitude, that is encouraging this warm flow of air to come further north. "We have got the heat building day by day. The next couple of days will be hotter than the preceding day. Continue reading UK weather – Britain to be hotter than MALIBU today with 29C scorcher before 34C heatwave https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18901461/britain-hotter-malibu-thursday-heatwave/ The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: http://www.thesun.co.uk Like The Sun on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesun/ Follow The Sun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSun Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/The_Sun/1633225139